Decrease vs Downtown - What's the difference?
decrease | downtown |
Of a quantity, to become smaller.
To make (a quantity) smaller.
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 .
of, relating to, or situated in the downtown area
in, or towards the downtown area; southward
(basketball) Outside the three-point line, or generally far from the basket.
As nouns the difference between decrease and downtown
is that decrease is an amount by which a quantity is decreased while downtown is (chiefly|us) either the lower, or the business center of a city or town.As a verb decrease
is of a quantity, to become smaller.As an adjective downtown is
of, relating to, or situated in the downtown area.As an adverb downtown is
in, or towards the downtown area; southward.decrease
English
Verb
(decreas)Synonyms
* (become smaller) drop, fall, go down, plummet (rapidly), plunge (rapidly), reduce, shrink, sink * (make smaller) abate, cut, decrement, lower, reduceAntonyms
* (become larger) go up, grow, increase, rise, soar (rapidly), shoot up (rapidly) * (make larger) increase, increment, raise, up (informal)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (amount by which a quantity is decreased) cut, decrement, drop, fall, loss, lowering, reduction, shrinkageAntonyms
* (amount by which a quantity is decreased) gain, increase, increment, raise , risedowntown
English
(wikipedia downtown)Adjective
(en adjective)- John walked everyday to his downtown job.
See also
* uptown * oldtownAdverb
(en adverb)- You need to go downtown four blocks.
- That shot came from way downtown!