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decrease vs retard

retard vs decrease

decrease and retard both are nouns.

decrease and retard both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
decrease Yes No Yes No
retard Yes No Yes No
As verbs, retard is a hyponym of decrease; that is, retard is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than decrease:
  • decrease: decrease in size, extent, or range
  • retard: lose velocity; move more slowly
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, dwindle down, remit, de-escalate, depreciate, devaluate, devalue, undervalue, shorten, thin out, decline, go down, wane, wane, wane, decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, decrescendo.
decrease (noun) retard (noun)
the act of decreasing or reducing something a person of subnormal intelligence
the amount by which something decreases
a change downward
a process of becoming smaller or shorter
decrease (verb) retard (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range lose velocity; move more slowly
make become smaller cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate
slow the growth or development of
be delayed
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