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

Not the dramatic science-fiction scenario of AI replacing humans wholesale, but the quieter process of people gradually outsourcing their judgment in increments too small to notice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

The one who tracked weeks in anxious increments.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

Under normal circumstances, those records move in small increments, not gigantic leaps.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Mike, he typed, Attached are the courses for Iris, in 1-day increments.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir