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decrease vs dwindle

dwindle vs decrease

decrease is a noun but dwindle is not a noun.

decrease and dwindle both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
decrease Yes No Yes No
dwindle No No Yes No
As verbs, dwindle is a hyponym of decrease; that is, dwindle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than decrease:
  • decrease: decrease in size, extent, or range
  • dwindle: become smaller or lose substance
Other hyponyms of decrease include break, shrink, shrivel, taper, drop off, 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 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) dwindle (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) dwindle (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range become smaller or lose substance
make become smaller
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