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increasing adj.
rise n.

ADJECTIVE

increasing

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developing expanding growing rising

STRONG

accumulating augmenting booming broadening enlarging flourishing maturing multiplying proliferating snowballing sprouting swelling waxing widening

WEAK

getting big

NOUN

rise

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acceleration advance ascent boost climb growth hike increment inflation progress surge upsurge upswing upturn

STRONG

accession accretion addition advancement aggrandizement augmentation breakthrough distention doubling enlargement heightening intensification intensifying markup multiplication promotion raise step-up swell upgrade waxing

WEAK

stacking up

Antonyms

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decline decrease failure hindrance stagnation

STRONG

deduction lessening reduction shrinkage subtraction

WEAK

drop fall slump worsening

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piling up

And, if the wins keep piling up, San Dimas might need to put a fence around his classroom so no one steals him away.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

An AFP reporter saw machinery piling up twisted and charred metal.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

Ultimately it’s better for the environment if clothes get a new life through a preloved section, rather than piling up in a landfill.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

“We lived in…this world where we were piling up bigger and bigger piles of capital, which pushed down the cost of capital, pushed down interest rates,” Clark noted.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

Parvin helped us as always, doing laundry, washing dishes, and chopping vegetables for dinner, but the work kept piling up.

From "Amal Unbound" by Aisha Saeed

piling up

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