decreasing - Meaning in Malayalam

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decrease - Meaning in Malayalam

decrease Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of decreasing in English

decrease noun

1. the act of decreasing or reducing something

   Synonyms

   diminution, reduction, step-down

   കുറവ്

2. the amount by which something decreases

   Synonyms

   decrement

3. a change downward

   Synonyms

   drop-off, lessening

   Examples

   • "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"
   • "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"
4. a process of becoming smaller or shorter

   Synonyms

   decrement

decrease verb

1. decrease in size, extent, or range

   Synonyms

   diminish, fall, fall, lessen

   Examples

   • "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"
   • "his voice fell to a whisper"
   • "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"
   • "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"
2. make smaller

   Synonyms

   lessen, minify

   Example

   • "He decreased his staff"

Synonyms of decrease

• diminution, reduction, step-down
• decrement
• drop-off, lessening
• decrement
• diminish, fall, lessen
• lessen, minify

Antonyms of decrease

increase, step-up, increment, growth

Description

A decrease in knitting is a reduction in the number of stitches, usually accomplished by suspending the stitch to be decreased from another existing stitch or by knitting it together with another stitch.

Also see "Decrease (knitting)" on Wikipedia

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