decrement
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the amount by which something decreases
Types & categories
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Sense 2 noun
a process of becoming smaller or shorter
Types & categories
- physical process hypernym
- decay hyponym
- diminution hyponym
- desensitization hyponym
- narrowing hyponym
- slippage hyponym
- wastage hyponym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | increment |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | decrease |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | amount |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | free fall |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | shrinkage |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | increment |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | decrease |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | physical process |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | decay |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | diminution |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | desensitization |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | narrowing |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | slippage |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | wastage |