decrease vs contraction

contraction vs decrease

decrease and contraction both are nouns.

decrease is a verb but contraction is not a verb.

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

As nouns, contraction is a hyponym of decrease; that is, contraction is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than decrease:

decrease: the act of decreasing or reducing something
contraction: the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope

Other hyponyms of decrease include cut, mitigation, moderation, lowering, cutback, devaluation, devitalisation, devitalization, extenuation, mitigation, palliation, alleviation, easement, easing, relief, de-escalation, minimisation, minimization, depletion, shortening, shrinking, deduction, subtraction, deflation, deduction, discount, price reduction, rollback, weakening, depreciation, reverse split, reverse stock split, split down, amortisation, amortization, declassification, shelter, tax shelter, tax credit.

decrease (noun)	contraction (noun)
the act of decreasing or reducing something	the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
the amount by which something decreases	(physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
a change downward	a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds
a process of becoming smaller or shorter	the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together

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

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