Sinking vs Decrease - What's the difference?

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Sinking is a related term of decrease.

As verbs the difference between sinking and decrease

is that sinking is while decrease is of a quantity, to become smaller.

As nouns the difference between sinking and decrease

is that sinking is the act or process of sinking while decrease is an amount by which a quantity is decreased.

sinking

English

Verb

(head)

Derived terms

* like rats from a sinking ship

Noun

(en noun)

The act or process of sinking.

I witnessed the sinking of my ship from the shore.

* 1857 , Pamphlets on Biology: Kofoid collection

We must endeavour to realize a succession of gradual sinkings or depressions into deep water, alternating with gradual emergings into shallows, and eventually a gradual continued lifting of the whole district

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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