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decrease vs dwindle away

dwindle away vs decrease

decrease is a noun but dwindle away is not a noun.

decrease and dwindle away both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
decrease Yes No Yes No
dwindle away No No Yes No
As verbs, dwindle away is a hyponym of decrease; that is, dwindle away is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than decrease:
  • decrease: decrease in size, extent, or range
  • dwindle away: 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, 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 away (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 away (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range become smaller or lose substance
make become smaller
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