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increases

NOUN

addition, growth

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boost development escalation expansion gain hike increment inflation merger raise rise surge upsurge upturn

STRONG

access accession accretion accrual accumulation aggrandizement augmentation breakthrough burgeoning cumulation elaboration enlargement exaggeration extension incorporation intensification maximization multiplication optimization spread step-up swell swelling upgrade waxing

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decline decrease drop loss shrinkage

STRONG

abridgment compression reduction

WEAK

depletion diminishment subtraction

VERB

add or grow

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advance boost broaden build build up deepen develop double enhance enlarge escalate expand extend further heighten intensify multiply raise reinforce rise step up strengthen swell triple widen

STRONG

aggrandize aggravate amplify annex augment dilate distend exaggerate inflate lengthen magnify mount pad progress proliferate prolong protract pullulate redouble sharpen snowball spread supplement swarm teem thicken wax

WEAK

mark up slap on tack on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abridge cease compress condense contract curtail decelerate decrease demolish destroy diminish discourage divide drop halt hinder hurt lessen lower narrow prevent raze recede reduce repress restrict shorten shrink slow stop take back undermine weaken

STRONG

abbreviate decline deflate degrade fall play down retreat

WEAK

deplete lose subtract

Example Sentences

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They tell clients in a note that high margins and pricing power are the best defense against the impact of cost increases thrust upon companies by the Iran conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Drivers making more than $125,000 cut back the least on buying gas, and had the largest spending increases, according to research released Wednesday from economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

“This increases the chance that imported measles cases can spread locally and expose infants who are too young to be routinely vaccinated.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Simple derivatives show how fast something increases or decreases, while higher-order derivatives capture more intricate patterns.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

Because terraces soak up more sunlight than steep slopes, maize can be grown at higher than usual altitudes on them; irrigation similarly increases the area available for maize farming.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann