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increments

NOUN

small step toward gain

Synonyms

STRONG

accession accretion accrual addition advancement augmentation enlargement increase profit raise rise supplement

WEAK

accrument

Antonyms

STRONG

decline decrease deduction drop fall lessening loss reduction shrinkage subtraction

Example Sentences

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Whitaker began to send money through gift cards, with increments beginning at $80 but progressing to larger amounts such as $800, according to Miedecke.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

The one who tracked weeks in anxious increments.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

Under normal circumstances, those records move in small increments, not gigantic leaps.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Wholesale price increases typically filter through gradually, often appearing in increments of a few cents a day.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

Of course, I gradually shared my past with them in increments as they grew older.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson