decreasing

verb adjective

Stress: second syllable

Syllables: de-creas-ing (3)
English Definition

Becoming smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity, or degree.

Example Sentence

The unemployment rate is decreasing in the country.

US IPA /dɪˈkriːsɪŋ/
UK IPA /dɪˈkriːsɪŋ/

Synonyms

declining diminishing dwindling reducing

Antonyms

increasing growing rising