intensification

accretion aggregation buildup growth inflation pile quantity

accession addition agglomeration aggrandizement augmentation chunk collecting collection conglomeration enlargement gob heap hoarding hunk increase mass multiplication stack stock store trove

amassment up upping

decrease shrinkage

lessening loss reduction subtraction

dispersal dispersion dissipation scattering

worsening

exacerbation exaggeration increase inflaming inflammation magnification strengthening

condition deepening heightening sharpening

elaboration

addition augmentation boost buildup deepening development enlargement exaggeration expansion expatiation extension lengthening magnification padding raising strengthening stretching widening

boosting fleshing out heightening supplementing upping

abridgment compression decrease lessening reduction shrinkage

abridgement condensation contraction shortening

enhancement enlargement

accession accretion addition amplification boost buildup development enrichment expansion extension growth hike increase increment inflation magnification multiplication raise reinforcement rise strengthening swelling

beefing up fleshing out heightening up upping

compression contraction decline decrease deduction diminishment drop fall lessening loss reduction shortening shrinkage stagnation subtraction

degradation

capstone turning point

acme apex apogee ascendancy climacteric crest extremity head height highlight limit maximum meridian orgasm payoff pinnacle pitch summit tiptop top utmost zenith

capsheaf crowning point high spot ne plus ultra

base bottom foot nadir

anticlimax cliffhanger

absorption combination consolidation

application assembly centering centralization clustering compression concern congregation convergence converging debate deliberation fixing focusing heed narrowing need single-mindedness study unity

amassing bringing to bear close attention coalescing compacting flocking huddling massing

division parting separation severance

dispersal scattering

escalation upsurge

apex ascension building climb crest culmination elevation peak pinnacle rise summit surge zenith

critical mass

base bottom decline nadir

improvement

enrichment increase

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

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

decline decrease drop loss shrinkage

abridgment compression reduction

depletion diminishment subtraction

boom expansion hike rise

aggrandizement boost buildup distension enhancement enlargement escalation extension prosperity puffiness spread tumefaction

blowing up

abridgment compression decrease reduction

deflation shrinkage

acceleration advance ascent boost climb growth hike increment inflation progress surge upsurge upswing upturn

accession accretion addition advancement aggrandizement augmentation breakthrough distention doubling enlargement heightening intensifying markup multiplication promotion raise step-up swell upgrade waxing

piling up stacking up

decline decrease failure hindrance stagnation

deduction lessening reduction shrinkage subtraction

drop fall slump worsening

deluge flood flow growth outpouring rise swell upsurge wave

billow breaker efflux gush roll surf

decline decrease