increase

Nouns

  • (n) a quantity that is added
    • there was an addition to property taxes this year
    • they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks
    gain, addition,
  • (n) a change resulting in an increase
    • the increase is scheduled for next month
  • (n) a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
    • the increase in unemployment
    • the growth of population
    increment, growth,
  • (n) the amount by which something increases
    • they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare
    increment,
  • (n) the act of increasing something
    • he gave me an increase in salary
    step-up,

Verbs

  • (v) become bigger or greater in amount
    • The amount of work increased
  • (v) make bigger or more
    • The boss finally increased her salary
    • The university increased the number of students it admitted

Synonyms

gain addition increment growth step-up

Antonyms

decrease diminish lessen fall minify lessening drop-off decrement reduction step-down diminution

Words of close approximity

increased