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decrease vs slack off

slack off vs decrease

decrease is a noun but slack off is not a noun.

decrease and slack off both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
decrease Yes No Yes No
slack off No No Yes No
As verbs, slack off is a hyponym of decrease; that is, slack off is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than decrease:
  • decrease: decrease in size, extent, or range
  • slack off: become less in amount or intensity
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, deflate, dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down, remit, de-escalate, depreciate, devaluate, devalue, undervalue, shorten, thin out, decline, go down, wane, wane, wane, decelerate, retard, slow, slow down, slow up, decrescendo.
decrease (noun) slack off (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) slack off (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range become less in amount or intensity
make become smaller
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