Decreased vs. Reduced
Decreasedverb
simple past tense and past participle of decrease
Decreased
made less in size or amount or degree. Opposite of increased.
Decreasedadjective
made less in size or amount or degree
Reducedverb
simple past tense and past participle of reduce
Reducedadjective
Made smaller or less; having undergone reduction.
Reducedadjective
Discounted in price.
Reducedadjective
(cookery) Of a sauce etc.: made more concentrated.
Reducedadjective
made less in size or amount or degree
Reducedadjective
well below normal (especially in price)
