increases

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addition, growth n.
add or grow v.

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

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decline decrease drop loss shrinkage

STRONG

abridgment compression reduction

WEAK

depletion diminishment subtraction

VERB

add or grow

Synonyms

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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

The central bank has warned that inflation remains too high despite soft growth, and that further interest-rate increases remain possible.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

The increases far outstrip the overall jump in attendances, which has risen by just over 8% over the period.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

The latter possibility seems comfortably remote, but after Kevin Warsh’s speech last week in Jackson Hole an interest-rate hike this month is not only a possibility but further rate increases may also be in store.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

That expansion increases atmospheric drag on satellites in low Earth orbit.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026

Obviously we have one of those debates over whether the glass is half empty or half full; the increases that seem to have mollified many economists do not seem so impressive to me.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich