WordCmp.com

decrease vs pare

pare vs decrease

decrease is a noun but pare is not a noun.

decrease and pare both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
decrease Yes No Yes No
pare No No Yes No
As verbs, pare is a hyponym of decrease; that is, pare is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than decrease:
  • decrease: make become smaller
  • pare: decrease gradually or bit by bit
Other hyponyms of decrease include suppress, mitigate, pare down, circumscribe, confine to, limit, boil down, concentrate, reduce, reduce, shrink, abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten, abate, slack, slake, lour, lower, turn down, de-escalate, step down, weaken, minimise, minimize, bring down, cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down, cut, relax, slack, slack up, slacken, belittle, diminish.
decrease (noun) pare (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) pare (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range decrease gradually or bit by bit
make become smaller remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
cut small bits or pare shavings from
remove the skin from
Difference between decrease and pare

Words related to "decrease"

Words related to "pare"

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.