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increase

/ increase /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of increasing something
"he gave me an increase in salary"
Opposites:
decrease diminution reduction step-down
Type of:
change of magnitude
Kinds of:
addition advance rise appreciation surge
Derived:
escalate intensify step up
noun Sense 2
the amount by which something increases
"they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare"
Opposites:
decrease decrement
Type of:
amount
Kinds of:
amplification gain complement fare increase price increase
noun Sense 3
a change resulting in an increase
"the increase is scheduled for next month"
Opposites:
decrease lessening drop-off
Type of:
change alteration modification
Kinds of:
augmentation concentration explosion jump leap
noun Sense 4
a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
"the increase in unemployment"
"the growth of population"
Opposites:
decrease decrement
Type of:
process
Kinds of:
accession accretion accumulation multiplication population growth
Derived:
grow
verb Sense 5
make bigger or more
"The boss finally increased her salary"
"The university increased the number of students it admitted"
Opposites:
decrease lessen minify
Type of:
change alter modify
Kinds of:
extend stretch augment build up enlarge
Derived:
step-up increment growth addition gain
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 6
become bigger or greater in amount
"The amount of work increased"
Opposites:
decrease diminish lessen fall
Type of:
change magnitude
Kinds of:
accrue spike add to gain explode
Derived:
step-up increment growth addition gain
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
noun Sense 7
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"
Type of:
indefinite quantity
Kinds of:
accretion
Semantic Complexity
72%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
74
Times Searched
2
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change of magnitude addition advance rise appreciation surge decrease diminution reduction step-down amount amplification