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Decrease vs Decelerate - What's the difference?

decrease | decelerate |

In lang=en terms the difference between decrease and decelerate

is that decrease is to make (a quantity) smaller while decelerate is to go slower.

As verbs the difference between decrease and decelerate

is that decrease is of a quantity, to become smaller while decelerate is to reduce the velocity of something.

As a noun decrease

is an amount by which a quantity is decreased.

decrease

English

Verb

(decreas)
  • Of a quantity, to become smaller.
  • To make (a quantity) smaller.

    • Synonyms

    * (become smaller) drop, fall, go down, plummet (rapidly), plunge (rapidly), reduce, shrink, sink * (make smaller) abate, cut, decrement, lower, reduce

    Antonyms

    * (become larger) go up, grow, increase, rise, soar (rapidly), shoot up (rapidly) * (make larger) increase, increment, raise, up (informal)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An amount by which a quantity is decreased.
  • (knitting) A reduction in the number of stitches, usually accomplished by suspending the stitch to be decreased from another existing stitch or by knitting it together with another stitch. See .

    • Synonyms

    * (amount by which a quantity is decreased) cut, decrement, drop, fall, loss, lowering, reduction, shrinkage

    Antonyms

    * (amount by which a quantity is decreased) gain, increase, increment, raise , rise

    Anagrams

    * English ergative verbs English heteronyms 1000 English basic words

    decelerate

    English

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • to reduce the velocity of something
  • to reduce the rate of advancement of something, such as a disease
  • to go slower

    • Synonyms

    * to retard

    Related terms

    * deceleration English ergative verbs ----