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augment

[awg-ment, awg-ment] / ɔgˈmɛnt, ˈɔg mɛnt /
VERB
make greater; improve
Synonyms
STRONGEST
add to amplify boost build up develop enhance enlarge expand heighten inflate intensify multiply reinforce strengthen
STRONG
aggrandize build compound extend grow increase magnify mount pad piggyback progress raise sweeten swell
WEAK
beef up tag on
Antonyms
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abridge compress condense contract curtail decrease discourage halt hurt lessen lower reduce shorten shrink undermine weaken
STRONG
decline demolish depress destroy diminish drop raze stop uncomplicate
WEAK
degrade

Usage

What are other ways to say augment? Augment, a somewhat formal word, means to make greater, especially by addition from the outside: to augment one's income (by doing extra work). To increase means to make greater, as in quantity, extent, or degree: to increase someone's salary; to increase the velocity; to increase the (degree of) concentration. Enlarge means to make greater in size, extent, or range: to enlarge a building, a business, one's conceptions.

Example Sentences

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Investors who want to monetize nervous market sentiment and the current demand for hedging can augment the bull spread with a short put on the ETF.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

So the Rams could augment the position group in free agency or the draft.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

The question becomes: How can market participants use this to augment their work?

From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026

The medical term for my ailment is an asymmetrical gluteal cleft, though requests to fix it are far less common than those to eliminate cellulite, flatten the tummy, or augment the breasts.

From Slate • Feb. 22, 2026

To augment the small income from the service station, C.P. got a job as an unskilled maintenance worker at Duke University.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.