shrink vs decrease

shrink and decrease both are nouns.

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

As verbs, decrease is a hypernym of shrink; that is, decrease is a word with a broader meaning than shrink:

Other hypernyms of shrink include diminish, fall, lessen.

As verbs, decrease is a hypernym of shrink; that is, decrease is a word with a broader meaning than shrink:

Other hypernyms of shrink include lessen, minify.

As verbs, decrease is a hypernym of shrink; that is, decrease is a word with a broader meaning than shrink:

Other hypernyms of shrink include diminish, fall, lessen.

As verbs, decrease is a hypernym of shrink; that is, decrease is a word with a broader meaning than shrink:

Other hypernyms of shrink include diminish, fall, lessen.

shrink (noun)	decrease (noun)
a physician who specializes in psychiatry	the act of decreasing or reducing something
	the amount by which something decreases
	a change downward
	a process of becoming smaller or shorter

shrink (verb)	decrease (verb)
become smaller or draw together	decrease in size, extent, or range
reduce in size; reduce physically	make become smaller
wither, as with a loss of moisture
decrease in size, range, or extent
draw back, as with fear or pain