9.3.1.4 To a smaller degree

Use this domain for words referring to a smaller degree.

Louw Nida Codes: 
78B More Than, Less Than
  • What words indicate that something is becoming smaller in degree?
    decline, decrease, diminish, drop, dwindle, fall, plummet, slide, tumble,
  • What words refer to the amount by which something became smaller?
    decline (n), decrease, fall, reduction, tumble
  • What words refer to causing something to become smaller in degree?
    decrease, lower, reduce,
  • What words indicate that something is smaller than another thing in degree?
    less than, lower,