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increments

NOUN

small step toward gain

Synonyms

STRONG

accession accretion accrual addition advancement augmentation enlargement increase profit raise rise supplement

WEAK

accrument

Antonyms

STRONG

decline decrease deduction drop fall lessening loss reduction shrinkage subtraction

Example Sentences

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The minimum wage will still increase to $25 in July and continue in increments until reaching $30 in January 2030.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

American Century’s target-date funds, like the One Choice Target Date Portfolios, come in five-year increments based on your target retirement year.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Broucke created an elaborate color and number-coded spreadsheet tracking each cast member’s location, scene and song in those 15-minute increments to ensure the staging appears effortless.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

The one who tracked weeks in anxious increments.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

Instead they zigzagged back and forth, increasing their altitude by small increments every time they changed directions.

From "Holes" by Louis Sachar