decremental

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UK[ˌdɛkɹəˈməntəɫ]

adjective

Pertaining to a decrement.

Opposite
incremental
OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English decrement ← Latin decrementum →
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Meanings

adjectivedecremental (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePertaining to a decrement.
  2. not comparableDecreasing.

    Antonyms: incremental

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveDecreasing.

Opposite
incremental

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latinde-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱer-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱreh₁-sḱéti
  8. Latincrēscō
  9. Latindecresco
  10. Latindecrementum
  11. Englishdecrement
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  14. Englishdecremental

From decrement + -al.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with decremental

environmentalrentaldentalexperimentalcontinentaldevelopmentalgentleinstrumentaldepartmentalaccidentalelementalintergovernmentaloccidentaltranscendentalnongovernmentalcoincidentallentiljudgmentalinterdepartmentaltemperamentalentalcompartmentalunsentimentalcental
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Anagrams

declarement
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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