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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Broucke attempted versions with an 18 and 13-minute stagger, but the creative team found that in those increments the scenes didn’t flow as naturally.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

The one who tracked weeks in anxious increments.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

Wholesale price increases typically filter through gradually, often appearing in increments of a few cents a day.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

Another key AB 238 amendment is the extension of relief from 12 to 36 months, which borrowers seek in 90-day increments.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

The National Advisory Cancer Council reconsidered its decision to scatter its funds in small increments, choosing instead to concentrate its financial firepower on a few larger projects.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik