decrease vs moderation

moderation vs decrease

decrease and moderation both are nouns.

decrease is a verb but moderation is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
decrease	Yes	No	Yes	No
moderation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, moderation is a hyponym of decrease; that is, moderation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than decrease:

decrease: the act of decreasing or reducing something
moderation: the action of lessening in severity or intensity

Other hyponyms of decrease include cut, mitigation, lowering, cutback, devaluation, devitalisation, devitalization, extenuation, mitigation, palliation, alleviation, easement, easing, relief, de-escalation, minimisation, minimization, depletion, shortening, shrinking, deduction, subtraction, deflation, deduction, discount, price reduction, rollback, weakening, depreciation, contraction, reverse split, reverse stock split, split down, amortisation, amortization, declassification, shelter, tax shelter, tax credit.

decrease (noun)	moderation (noun)
the act of decreasing or reducing something	the action of lessening in severity or intensity
the amount by which something decreases	quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes
a change downward	the trait of avoiding excesses
a process of becoming smaller or shorter	a change for the better

decrease (verb)	moderation (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range
make become smaller

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