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decrease vs relax

relax vs decrease

decrease is a noun but relax is not a noun.

decrease and relax both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
decrease Yes No Yes No
relax No No Yes No
As verbs, relax is a hyponym of decrease; that is, relax is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than decrease:
  • decrease: make become smaller
  • relax: make less active or fast
Other hyponyms of decrease include suppress, mitigate, pare, 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, slack, slack up, slacken, belittle, diminish.
decrease (noun) relax (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) relax (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
make become smaller cause to feel relaxed
make less taut
become loose or looser or less tight
make less active or fast
become less severe or strict
make less severe or strict
become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner
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