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decrease vs diminish

diminish vs decrease

decrease is a noun but diminish is not a noun.

decrease and diminish both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
decrease Yes No Yes No
diminish No No Yes No
As verbs, decrease and diminish are synonyms defined as:
  • decrease and diminish: decrease in size, extent, or range
Other synonyms of decrease include fall, lessen.
As verbs, diminish is a hyponym of decrease; that is, diminish is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than decrease:
  • decrease: make become smaller
  • diminish: lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of
Other hyponyms of decrease include suppress, mitigate, pare, pare down, circumscribe, confine to, limit, boil down, concentrate, reduce, reduce, shrink, abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten, abate, slack, slake, lour, lower, turn down, de-escalate, step down, weaken, minimise, minimize, bring down, cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down, cut, relax, slack, slack up, slacken, belittle.
decrease (noun) diminish (noun)
the act of decreasing or reducing something
the amount by which something decreases
a change downward
a process of becoming smaller or shorter
decrease (verb) diminish (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range decrease in size, extent, or range
make become smaller lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of
Difference between decrease and diminish

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