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decrease vs thin out

thin out vs decrease

decrease is a noun but thin out is not a noun.

decrease and thin out both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
decrease Yes No Yes No
thin out No No Yes No
As verbs, thin out is a hyponym of decrease; that is, thin out is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than decrease:
  • decrease: decrease in size, extent, or range
  • thin out: become sparser
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, decline, go down, wane, wane, wane, decelerate, retard, slow, slow down, slow up, decrescendo.
decrease (noun) thin out (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) thin out (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range make sparse
make become smaller become sparser
lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
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