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decrease vs slacken

slacken vs decrease

decrease is a noun but slacken is not a noun.

decrease and slacken both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
decrease Yes No Yes No
slacken No No Yes No
As verbs, slacken is a hyponym of decrease; that is, slacken is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than decrease:
  • decrease: make become smaller
  • slacken: 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, relax, slack, slack up, belittle, diminish.
decrease (noun) slacken (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) slacken (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range become looser or slack
make become smaller make slack as by lessening tension or firmness
become slow or slower
make less active or fast
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