DICTOMETER

INCREASE

(increase, acrecentar, ampliación, aumentar, aumento, incrementar, mejorar, forhøyelse, forsterke, forstørrelse, heve, utvidelse, øke, øking)

1. Synonyms:
   • Addition
   • Increase
   • Gain
   Definitions:
   • a quantity that is added
   Examples:
   • There was an addition to property taxes this year
   • They recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks
   Antonyms:
   decrease, lessening, drop-off
   
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Increase
   Definitions:
   • a change resulting in an increase
   Examples:
   • The increase is scheduled for next month
   Antonyms:
   decrease, decrement
   
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Increase
   • Increment
   • Growth
   Definitions:
   • a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
   Examples:
   • The increase in unemployment
   • The growth of population
   Antonyms:
   decrease, decrement
   
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Increase
   • Increment
   Definitions:
   • the amount by which something increases
   Examples:
   • They proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare
   Antonyms:
   decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down
   
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Increase
   • Step-up
   Definitions:
   • the act of increasing something
   Examples:
   • He gave me an increase in salary
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Increase
   Definitions:
   • become bigger or greater in amount
   Examples:
   • The amount of work increased
   Antonyms:
   decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
   
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Increase
   Definitions:
   • make bigger or more
   Examples:
   • The boss finally increased her salary
   • The university increased the number of students it admitted
   Antonyms:
   decrease, lessen, minify