decreasing

de·creas·ing
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/diˈkɹiːsɪŋ/

adjective

On the decrease.

Similar
depreciatingdepreciativedepreciatorydetractivediminishingdwindlingtaperingtapering off
Opposite
increasing
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Meanings

adjectivedecreasing (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOn the decrease.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of decrease
noundecreasing (plural decreasings)

plural decreasings

  1. businessA decrease.

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

    2016, Mrs. Beeton, Book of Needlework, page 54

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
increasing

adjectivebecoming less or smaller

Similar
depreciatingdepreciativedepreciatorydetractivediminishingdwindlingtaperingtapering off
Opposite
increasing

adjective(music) decreasing in tempo and/or volume

Similar
allargandocalandodecrescendodiminuendorallentandoritardandoritenuto
Opposite
increasing
Also see
allargandodecrescendodepreciatingdepreciativedepreciatorydetractivediminishingdiminuendodwindlingrallentandoritardandoritenutotapering

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From decrease + -ing (participial suffix).

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Translations

Catalan decreixent
  • decreixenton the decrease
Esperanto malkreskanta
  • malkreskantaon the decrease
French décroissant
  • décroissanton the decrease
Italian decrescente
  • decrescenteon the decrease
Portuguese decrescente
  • decrescenteon the decrease
Spanish decreciente
  • decrecienteon the decrease

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with decreasing

increasingleasingceasing
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Cite this entry
APA

decreasing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decreasing

MLA

“decreasing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decreasing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decreasing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decreasing.

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