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decrease vs drop off

drop off vs decrease

decrease is a noun but drop off is not a noun.

decrease and drop off both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
decrease Yes No Yes No
drop off No No Yes No
As verbs, drop off is a hyponym of decrease; that is, drop off is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than decrease:
  • decrease: decrease in size, extent, or range
  • drop off: fall or diminish
Other hyponyms of decrease include break, shrink, shrivel, taper, fly, vanish, vaporize, break, ease off, ease up, flag, slacken off, weaken, boil down, concentrate, decoct, reduce, contract, shrink, shrink, shrivel, shrivel up, wither, abate, die away, let up, slack, slack off, deflate, dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down, remit, de-escalate, depreciate, devaluate, devalue, undervalue, shorten, thin out, decline, go down, wane, wane, wane, decelerate, retard, slow, slow down, slow up, decrescendo.
decrease (noun) drop off (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) drop off (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range change from a waking to a sleeping state
make become smaller fall to a lower standard
fall or diminish
retreat
remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
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