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Elevated vs Decreased - What's the difference?

elevated | decreased |

As verbs the difference between elevated and decreased

is that elevated is past tense of elevate while decreased is past tense of decrease.

As an adjective elevated

is raised, particularly above ground level.

elevated

English

Verb

(head)
  • (elevate)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Raised, particularly above ground level.
  • Increased, particularly above a normal level.
  • Of a higher rank or status.

    • decreased

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (decrease)

    • 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

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