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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

Example Sentences

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For this year, the bank expects increases in food prices to be relatively modest at 3%, thanks to plentiful grain harvests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

"The increases in spending that underpin this plan will be sustainable and fair," Sir Keir said.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

While goods drove most of May’s increases, the index that tracks services still rose 0.3% month over month in May, a pullback from the 0.7% gain in April.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The next question is how many more rate increases are to come.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

First, there is the thermodynamic arrow of time, the direction of time in which disorder or entropy increases.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking