Definitions
- Describing a decrease in intensity or severity of a natural phenomenon like a storm or earthquake. - Referring to a physical structure settling down or sinking into the ground. - Talking about a feeling or emotion becoming less intense or severe over time.
- Referring to a reduction in size, amount, or quantity of something. - Describing a decline in value, quality, or intensity of something. - Talking about a drop in temperature or level of something.
List of Similarities
- 1Both words refer to a reduction or decline in something.
- 2Both can be used to describe physical or abstract concepts.
- 3Both can be used as verbs or nouns.
- 4Both are commonly used in formal and informal contexts.
- 5Both can be used to describe gradual or sudden changes.
What is the difference?
- 1Intensity: Subside implies a gradual decrease in intensity or severity, while decrease can be sudden or gradual.
- 2Cause: Subside often implies a natural cause or process, while decrease can be caused by various factors.
- 3Focus: Subside emphasizes the process of settling down or becoming less intense, while decrease focuses on the end result of a reduction.
- 4Usage: Subside is less common and more specific than decrease, which is a more general term.
- 5Connotation: Subside can have a negative connotation, implying a decrease in something desirable, while decrease can be neutral or positive depending on the context.
Remember this!
Subside and decrease both refer to a reduction or decline in something, but they differ in their intensity, cause, focus, usage, and connotation. Subside implies a gradual decrease in intensity or severity, often caused by a natural process, while decrease can be sudden or gradual and caused by various factors. Subside emphasizes the process of settling down or becoming less intense, while decrease focuses on the end result of a reduction.
