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decrease vs slow up

slow up vs decrease

decrease is a noun but slow up is not a noun.

decrease and slow up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
decrease Yes No Yes No
slow up No No Yes No
As verbs, slow up is a hyponym of decrease; that is, slow up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than decrease:
  • decrease: decrease in size, extent, or range
  • slow up: 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, retard, slow, slow down, decrescendo.
decrease (noun) slow up (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) slow up (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range lose velocity; move more slowly
make become smaller cause to proceed more slowly
become slow or slower
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