Nonincrease, Decrease
Verbs
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decrease, diminish, lessen
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abridge etc. (shorten) Shortness
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shrink etc. (contract) Contraction
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drop off, fall off, tail off
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fall away, waste, wear
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wane, ebb, decline
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descend etc. [Motion downwards] Descent
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subside
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melt away, die away
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retire into the shade, hide its diminished head, fall to a low ebb, run low, languish, decay, crumble. bate, abate, dequantitate
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discount
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depreciate
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extenuate, lower, weaken, attenuate, fritter away
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mitigate etc. (moderate) Moderation
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dwarf, throw into the shade
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reduce etc. Contraction
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shorten etc. Shortness
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subtract etc. Nonaddition. Subtraction.
Adjectives
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unincreased etc. Increase
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decreased etc. v.
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decreasing etc. v.
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on the wane etc. n..
Phrases
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a gilded halo hovering round decay" [Byron]
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fine by degrees and beautifully less" [Prior].