DECREASE Crossword clue

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Top Answers for: decrease

The clue "decrease" last appeared in the New York Times crossword on April 28, 2025. The correct answer for this puzzle is "WANE", a 4-letter word.

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Clue
Answer
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DECREASE with 10 letters
WITHDRAWAL
10
DECREASE with 11 letters
ABRIDGEMENT
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ALLEVIATION
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ASTRINGENCY
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BACKSLIDING
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BE EATEN AWAY
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COARCTATION
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COMPRESSION
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COMPRESSURE
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CONCENTRATE
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CONSOLIDATE
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CONSUME AWAY
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CONSUMPTION
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CONTRACTING
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CONTRACTION
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CONTRACTURE
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CURTAILMENT
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DEGRADATION
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DEPRIVATION
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DERANGEMENT
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DESTRUCTION
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DETERIORATE
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DETRACT FROM
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DEVASTATION
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DIMINISHING
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DISSIPATION
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DISSOLUTION
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DISTURBANCE
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DRIBBLE AWAY
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ERADICATION
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EVAPORATION
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EXPENDITURE
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FRUSTRATION
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GRADATIONAL
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HUMILIATION
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NARROW PLACE
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PROGRESSIVE
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RATIONALISE
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REQUIREMENT
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SHORTCOMING
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SHRIVELLING
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STRANGULATE
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SUBTRACTION
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WEARING AWAY
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WITHDRAWING
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DECREASE with 12 letters
ABBREVIATION
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CIRCUMSCRIBE
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CONDENSATION
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CONSTRICTING
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CONSTRICTION
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DE-ESCALATION
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DEGENERATING
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DEGENERATION
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DEPRECIATION
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DISCOMFITURE
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DRAW TOGETHER
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IRREGULARITY
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RETRENCHMENT
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STRANGLEMENT
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DECREASE with 13 letters
COMPACTEDNESS
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CONCENTRATION
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CONSOLIDATION
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CONSTRINGENCY
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DETERIORATING
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DETERIORATION
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DIFFERENTIATE
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DISPARAGEMENT
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EMBARRASSMENT
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INDISPOSITION
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INFLEXIBILITY
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INSUFFICIENCY
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STRANGULATION
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DECREASE with 14 letters
DISAPPOINTMENT
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DISCONCERTMENT
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DISINTEGRATION
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IMPOVERISHMENT
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METAMORPHOSING
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SOLIDIFICATION
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DECREASE with 15 letters
CIRCUMSCRIPTION
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HOURGLASS FIGURE
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MINIATURIZATION
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Top answers for DECREASE crossword clue from newspapers

WANE
REDUCE
DIMINISH
LOWER
LESSEN
BATE
ABATE
DROP
EBB
FALLOFF
DWINDLE

Definition of decrease

  • a change downward; "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"; a process of becoming smaller or shorter; decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"; make smaller; "He decreased his staff"; the act of decreasing or reducing something; the amount by which something decreases

Anagrams of decrease

RECASEED

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Solution WANE is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution WANE is 4 letters long. We have 42 further solutions of the same word length.

How many solutions are there for the crossword clue "DECREASE"?

There are 481 solutions. The longest is CIRCUMSCRIPTION with 15 letters, and the shortest is GO with 2 letters.

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