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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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“These levels are much higher than seen prior to 2020, suggesting that a structural or environmental change occurred that has led to these increases in pollution.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Price increases for all the stuff needed to flesh out AI technology are unlikely to deflate anytime soon.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

Beauty says it will cut prices on some products, following tariff-related increases last year and concerns about the rising cost of gas.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

The rate increases would affect debt trading on the secondary market, where already-issued bonds are exchanged, he said.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

You become compressed in the direction of motion, your mass increases, and time, as you experience it, slows down, a breathtaking consequence of traveling close to the speed of light called time dilation.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan