modification vs decrease

decrease vs modification

modification and decrease both are nouns.

modification is not a verb while decrease is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
modification	Yes	No	No	No
decrease	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, decrease is a hyponym of modification; that is, decrease is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than modification:

modification: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
decrease: a change downward

Other hyponyms of modification include acceleration, deceleration, retardation, slowing, avulsion, break, mutation, sublimation, surprise, birth, nascence, nascency, nativity, breakup, detachment, separation, vagary, fluctuation, variation, conversion, death, decease, expiry, drop-off, lessening, destabilization, increase, easing, moderation, relief, deformation, transition, shift, transformation, transmutation, scintillation, sparkling, twinkle, play, shimmer, transmutation, damage, harm, impairment, development, revolution, chromosomal mutation, genetic mutation, mutation, sex change, loss of consciousness.

modification (noun)	decrease (noun)
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)	the act of decreasing or reducing something
slightly modified copy; not an exact copy	the amount by which something decreases
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another	a change downward
the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase	a process of becoming smaller or shorter

modification (verb)	decrease (verb)
	decrease in size, extent, or range
	make become smaller

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