decreasing

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decreasing

/diˈkɹiːsɪŋ/

Rhymes with -iːsɪŋ

adjective

not comparable On the decrease.

Opposite: increasing

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of decrease

noun decreasings

A decrease. The number of stitches between the decreasings decreases with every round, so that the decreasings form slanting lines meeting in a point.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: abating, allargando, calando, declining, decrescendo, depreciating, depreciative, depreciatory, detractive, diminishing, diminuendo, dwindling, fading, falling, lessening, paling

adjective

Opposite: increasing

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adj on the decrease

Español	decreciente
Português	decrescente
Français	décroissant
Italiano	decrescente

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@misc{decreasing_2026,
  title = {decreasing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/decreasing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}