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decreasing

DEFINITIONS OF: decreasing

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adj becoming less or smaller

Synonyms
depreciating, depreciative, depreciatory
tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value
detractive
causing to decrease in importance or value
diminishing
becoming smaller or less or appearing to do so
dwindling, tapering, tapering off
gradually decreasing until little remains
falling
decreasing in amount or degree
Antonyms:
increasing
becoming greater or larger
accelerative, acceleratory
tending to increase velocity
accretionary
marked or produced by accretion
accretive
growing by accretion
augmentative
increasing or having the power to increase especially in size or amount or degree
incorporative
growing by taking over and incorporating adjacent territories
maximising, maximizing
making as great as possible
multiplicative
tending or having the power to multiply or increase in number or quantity or degree
profit-maximising, profit-maximizing
making the profit as great as possible
progressive
gradually advancing in extent
raising
increasing in quantity or value
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adj music

Synonyms
allargando
gradually decreasing in tempo and broadening in manner
calando
gradually decreasing in tempo and volume
decrescendo, diminuendo
gradually decreasing in volume
rallentando, rit., ritardando, ritenuto
gradually decreasing in tempo
Antonyms:
increasing
music
accelerando
gradually increasing in tempo
crescendo
gradually increasing in volume
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