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decrease vs dwindle down

dwindle down vs decrease

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

decrease and dwindle down both are verbs.

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