decrease

Noun

• the act of decreasing or reducing something

• the amount by which something decreases

• a process of becoming smaller or shorter

• a change downward
  • there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided
    
  • there was a sharp drop-off in sales
    

Verb

• make smaller
  • He decreased his staff
    

• decrease in size, extent, or range
  • The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester
    
  • The cabin pressure fell dramatically
    
  • her weight fell to under a hundred pounds
    
  • his voice fell to a whisper
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  diminution , reduction , step-down , decrement , lessening , drop-off , lessen , minify , diminish , fall
• Antonyms: 
  increase , step-up , increment , growth