DECREASED (IN) Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

decreased (in)

verb

past tense of decrease (in)

as in diminished (in)

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lost

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His candidate lost in December 2018 to Kabila's long-term political rival, Tshisekedi.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
Ryder’s Law was reintroduced this year after another carriage horse collapsed and died in Central Park, and in a separate incident, tourist Romanch Mahajan, 18, died after falling off a carriage after the operator lost control.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026

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