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decrease vs step down

step down vs decrease

decrease is a noun but step down is not a noun.

decrease and step down both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
decrease Yes No Yes No
step down No No Yes No
As verbs, step down is a hyponym of decrease; that is, step down is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than decrease:
  • decrease: make become smaller
  • step down: reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of
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, weaken, minimise, minimize, bring down, cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down, cut, relax, slack, slack up, slacken, belittle, diminish.
decrease (noun) step down (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) step down (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of
make become smaller give up or retire from a position
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