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decrease vs shrinking

shrinking vs decrease

decrease and shrinking both are nouns.

decrease is a verb but shrinking is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
decrease Yes No Yes No
shrinking Yes No No No
As nouns, shrinking is a hyponym of decrease; that is, shrinking is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than decrease:
  • decrease: the act of decreasing or reducing something
  • shrinking: the act of becoming less
Other hyponyms of decrease include cut, mitigation, moderation, lowering, cutback, devaluation, devitalisation, devitalization, extenuation, mitigation, palliation, alleviation, easement, easing, relief, de-escalation, minimisation, minimization, depletion, shortening, 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.
As nouns, shrinking is a hyponym of decrease; that is, shrinking is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than decrease:
  • decrease: a change downward
  • shrinking: process or result of becoming less or smaller
Other hyponyms of decrease include shrinkage, casualty, sinking, attrition, rarefaction, dwindling, dwindling away, waning.
decrease (noun) shrinking (noun)
the act of decreasing or reducing something the act of becoming less
the amount by which something decreases process or result of becoming less or smaller
a change downward
a process of becoming smaller or shorter
decrease (verb) shrinking (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range
make become smaller
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