decrease vs alteration

alteration vs decrease

decrease and alteration both are nouns.

decrease is a verb but alteration is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
decrease	Yes	No	Yes	No
alteration	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, alteration is a hypernym of decrease; that is, alteration is a word with a broader meaning than decrease:

decrease: a change downward
alteration: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

Other hypernyms of decrease include change, modification.

decrease (noun)	alteration (noun)
the act of decreasing or reducing something	the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)
the amount by which something decreases	the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
a change downward	an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
a process of becoming smaller or shorter

decrease (verb)	alteration (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range
make become smaller

Difference between decrease and alteration

Words related to "decrease"

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