Defenition of the word increase

• Defenition of the word increase

  • An amount by which a quantity is enlarged.
  • (Of a quantity) to become bigger.
  • To make bigger or more.
  • a quantity that is added; "there was an addition to property taxes this year"; "they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks"
  • a change resulting in an increase; "the fare increase is scheduled for next month"
  • make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"
  • become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased"
  • the amount by which something increases; "they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare"
  • a process of becoming larger; "the increase in unemployment"; "the growth of population"
  • the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary"
  • a change resulting in an increase; "the increase is scheduled for next month"
  • a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important; "the increase in unemployment"; "the growth of population"
  • a quantity that is added; "there was an addition to property taxes this year"; "they recorded the cattle''s gain in weight over a period of weeks"
  • make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"
  • the act of increasing something
  • the amount by which something increases
  • a change resulting in an increase
  • a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
  • a quantity that is added
  • make bigger or more
  • become bigger or greater in amount

Synonyms for the word increase

• • add to
  • addition
  • amplify
  • augment
  • become more intense
  • boost
  • build up
  • encourage
  • enhance
  • enlarge
  • escalate
  • escalation
  • expand
  • expansion
  • foster
  • fuel
  • gain
  • grow
  • growth
  • heighten
  • improve
  • increase in intensity
  • increment
  • intensification
  • intensify
  • mount
  • multiplication
  • multiply
  • mushroom
  • proliferate
  • proliferation
  • raise
  • redouble
  • rise
  • snowball
  • soar
  • spread
  • step up
  • step-up
  • strengthen
  • swell
  • upsurge

Similar words in the increase

• • increase
  • increased
  • increases

Hyponyms for the word increase

• • accession
  • accretion
  • accrual
  • accrue
  • accruement
  • accumulate
  • accumulation
  • add
  • add to
  • addition
  • advance
  • aggrandisement
  • aggrandizement
  • amass
  • amplification
  • amplify
  • appreciate
  • appreciation
  • apprise
  • apprize
  • augment
  • augmentation
  • blow up
  • boost
  • broaden
  • broadening
  • build
  • build up
  • climb
  • complement
  • compound
  • concentration
  • conglomerate
  • cost increase
  • crescendo
  • cumulate
  • deepen
  • elevation
  • enlarge
  • enlargement
  • escalate
  • escalation
  • exaggeration
  • expand
  • expanding upon
  • expansion
  • explode
  • explosion
  • extend
  • fare increase
  • full
  • gain
  • gather
  • grow
  • heighten
  • hike
  • inclusion
  • inflate
  • intensification
  • intensify
  • irrupt
  • jump
  • kite
  • leap
  • lengthen
  • magnify
  • manifold
  • maximation
  • maximisation
  • maximise
  • maximization
  • maximize
  • mount
  • multiplication
  • multiply
  • pile up
  • population growth
  • price increase
  • proliferation
  • pullulate
  • pullulation
  • pyramid
  • raise
  • ramp up
  • regenerate
  • relaxation
  • rev
  • rev up
  • revalue
  • rise
  • run-up
  • runup
  • salary increase
  • shoot up
  • snowball
  • spike
  • split
  • split up
  • step up
  • stock split
  • strengthening
  • stretch
  • supercharge
  • supplement
  • supplementation
  • surge
  • swell
  • tax boost
  • tax hike
  • tax-increase
  • up
  • up-tick
  • upsurge
  • wage hike
  • wage increase
  • wax
  • waxing
  • widen
  • widening
  • work up

Hypernyms for the word increase

• • alter
  • alteration
  • amount
  • change
  • change magnitude
  • change of magnitude
  • indefinite quantity
  • modification
  • modify
  • physical process
  • process

Antonyms for the word increase

• • decrease
  • decrement
  • diminish
  • diminution
  • drop-off
  • fall
  • lessen
  • lessening
  • minify
  • reduction
  • step-down

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