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

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increases

A key US central bank official expressed her readiness Wednesday to take action against inflation if price increases remain stubborn.

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

He said that in the last few weeks of June clients shifted capital expenditures toward memory purchases, storage and servers ahead of expected price increases, which impacted client buying patterns.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

His prepared testimony, to be delivered at 10 a.m. to the House Financial Services Committee, also made no mention of the tariffs or war-driven price increases that his colleagues have cited as one-off shocks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

The CMA's investigation into the heating oil market found the price increases after the Iran war largely reflected rising wholesale costs and suppliers have not profited materially from the crisis.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

The wind increases, sending waves of dark ink crashing into the ship.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern