Decreases

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:13 pts9 letters

Definition of Decreases

noun

An amount by which a quantity is decreased.
"One research team has recorded Baishui’s decrease at about 27 meters per year over the last 10 years."
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. See Decrease (knitting).

verb

Of a quantity, to become smaller.
To make (a quantity) smaller.

Anagrams of Decreases

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "decreases":

8-LETTER WORDS

caressed deceases decrease recessed seceders seedcase

7-LETTER WORDS

creased creases creeses decares decease decrees recedes resedas reseeds screeds seceder secedes seeders

6-LETTER WORDS

cadres caress carses ceased ceases cedars ceders cessed crases crease creeds creese decare decree erased+16 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "decreases" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

cutdecrementdropfalllossloweringreductionshrinkagego downplummetplungereduceshrinksinkabate

ANTONYMS

gainincreaseincrementraiserisego upgrowshoot upsoarup

Rhyming Words

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