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increase > 7 senses
NOUN1increase, addition, gainA quantity that is added
2increaseA change resulting in an increase
3increase, increment, growthA process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
4increase, incrementThe amount by which something increases
5increase, step-upThe act of increasing something
VERB1increaseBecome bigger or greater in amount
2increaseMake bigger or more
increase > pronunciation
Soundsihnkriy's; ih'nkriy.s
Rhymesaltarpiece, apiece, caprice, and 34 more rhymes in iys at the HyperDic website...
increase > noun 1, quantity
MeaningA quantity that is added.
Synonymsaddition, gain
Narroweraccretion
Broaderindefinite quantity
Verbsincrease; increase
increase > noun 2, event
MeaningA change resulting in an increase.
Examples"the increase is scheduled for next month"
Narroweraugmentation; concentration; explosion; jump, leap; runup, run-up; waxing
Broaderchange, alteration, modification
Contrarydecrease, lessening, drop-off
Verbsincrease; increase
increase > noun 3, process
MeaningA process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important.
Examples"the increase in unemployment"
Synonymsincrement, growth
Narroweraccession; accretion, accumulation; accretion; accretion; accretion; multiplication; population growth; proliferation; pullulation; relaxation; widening, broadening
Broaderprocess
Contrarydecrease, decrement
Verbsincrease; increase
increase > noun 4, attribute
MeaningThe amount by which something increases.
Examples"they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare"
Synonymsincrement
Narroweramplification, gain; complement; fare increase; price increase; raise, rise, wage hike, hike, wage increase, salary increase; rise, boost, hike, cost increase; supplement, supplementation; tax-increase, tax boost, tax hike; up-tick
Broaderamount
Contrarydecrease, decrement
Verbsincrease; increase
increase > noun 5, act
MeaningThe act of increasing something.
Examples"he gave me an increase in salary"
Synonymsstep-up
Narroweraddition; advance, rise; appreciation; surge, upsurge; augmentation; amplification; expansion, enlargement; escalation; maximization, maximisation, maximation; exaggeration; expansion, expanding upon; accumulation, accrual, accruement; inclusion; aggrandizement, aggrandisement, elevation; strengthening; intensification; intensification; split, stock split, split up
Broaderchange of magnitude
Contrarydecrease, diminution, reduction, step-down
Verbsincrease; increase
increase > verb 1, change
MeaningBecome bigger or greater in amount.
PatternSomething ----s
ModelTheir earnings increase this year
Examples"The amount of work increased"
Entailed byscale up
Narroweraccrue; spike; add to; gain; explode, irrupt; pyramid; snowball; accumulate, cumulate, conglomerate, pile up, gather, amass; add; intensify, deepen; intensify, compound, heighten, deepen; grow; pullulate; widen; appreciate, apprize, apprise, revalue; broaden; shoot up; wax, mount, climb, rise; wax, full; crescendo; swell
Broaderchange magnitude
Contrarydecrease, diminish, lessen, fall
Nounsincrease; increase; increase; increase; increase
increase > verb 2, change
MeaningMake bigger or more.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
ModelThey increase their earnings this year
Examples"The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"
Narrowerextend, stretch; augment; build up; enlarge; up; raise; blow up, enlarge, magnify; multiply, manifold; build up, work up, build, ramp up; inflate, blow up, expand, amplify; escalate, intensify, step up; boost; lengthen; regenerate; maximize, maximise; heighten; heighten, rise; rev up, rev; rev up, step up; boost, advance, supercharge; widen, broaden, extend; kite
Broaderchange, alter, modify
Contrarydecrease, lessen, minify
Nounsincrease; increase; increase; increase; increase

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