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decrease vs alleviation

alleviation vs decrease

decrease and alleviation both are nouns.

decrease is a verb but alleviation is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
decrease Yes No Yes No
alleviation Yes No No No
As nouns, alleviation is a hyponym of decrease; that is, alleviation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than decrease:
  • decrease: the act of decreasing or reducing something
  • alleviation: the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
Other hyponyms of decrease include cut, mitigation, moderation, lowering, cutback, devaluation, devitalisation, devitalization, extenuation, mitigation, palliation, easement, easing, relief, de-escalation, minimisation, minimization, depletion, shortening, shrinking, deduction, subtraction, deflation, deduction, discount, price reduction, rollback, weakening, depreciation, contraction, reverse split, reverse stock split, split down, amortisation, amortization, declassification, shelter, tax shelter, tax credit.
decrease (noun) alleviation (noun)
the act of decreasing or reducing something the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
the amount by which something decreases the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
a change downward
a process of becoming smaller or shorter
decrease (verb) alleviation (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range
make become smaller
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