decrease
noun
1. a change downward
- there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided
Similar word(s): lessening
Definition categories: event, alteration, change, modification
2. a process of becoming smaller or shorter
Similar word(s): decrement
Definition categories: process
3. the amount by which something decreases
Similar word(s): decrement
Definition categories: attribute, amount
4. the act of decreasing or reducing something
Similar word(s): diminution, reduction
Definition categories: act