Increase

//ɪnˈkɹiːs//

Synonyms for "increase" (391 found)

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Closest matches (79)

Verb(3 words)
waxaddaugment

Strong matches (117)

broadeningbuildbuild upbuildupbulkbulk outburgeoncalibratecalibratedclamberclimbclimbingcodacomplementcompoundconcomitantcontentiousnesscontinuationcorollarycount
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crescendodecreasedeependeepeningdeliberate aggravationdeploymentdeterioratedeteriorationdevelopdevelopingdevelopmentdifferentiatedilatedispersiondistenddividedoubleedemaekeelevateelevationelongateembitterembitteringembittermentenhanceenhancementenlargeescaladeescalateescalatingescalationexacerbateexacerbationexaltexasperateexasperationexpandexpandingexpansionexplosionextendextensionextrapolationfanning outfattenfillfill outfixfixtureflarefloodflourishfortifyfountainfreshenfurthergain strengthgainsgathergerminateget aheadgogo upgradationalgradegradualgraduategraduatedgreatengrowgrow upgrowinggrowthgushgustgyring upheat upheightenheighteninghierarchichikehike uphikinghot uphuffhypertrophyimproveimprovementincreasing

Related words (195)

inflameinflateinflationinfluxinmateintensificationintensifyirritateirritationjack upjetjoiningjumpjump upjunctionjuxtapositionleaplengthenlevitationmagnification
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magnifymake acutemake worsemanifoldmarkmaturemaximizemeasuremountmountingmovementmultiplemultiplicationmultiplication tablemultipliermultiplymultiplyingmushroomnumberoffshooton the increaseoutgrowoverdevelopovergrowovertopparcelparlaypendantpickplusprefixationprocreateproductivenessprofitsprogressprogressiveproliferatingproliferationprolongprotractprovocationprovokepuffpuff uppullulatepumppump uppushput uppyramidquantifyquantizeraiseraisingrarefyraterecoveryrecruitreduceregularreinforcereinforcementreproducerevivalriserisingrocketing uprun upsaltationscalarscalescrewshade offsharpensharpeningshoot upshooting upside effectside issuesnowballsoaringsoursouringsplayspoutspreadspreadingspringspring upsproutsprout upspurtstepstep upstimulatestrengthenstretchsuffixationsufflatesuperadditionsuperfetationsuperjunctionsuperpositionsupplementsupplementationsurgeswarmswellswellingtablestailpiecetakeofftaking offteemthickenthrivetowertumefytumescenceundergirdingunitingupupclimbupcomingupdraftupgangupgoupgoingupgradeupgrowthuphillupleapupliftuppinguprisalupriseuprisinguprushupshootupslopeupspearupspringupsproutupsurgeupsurgenceupsweepupswinguptrendupturnvaultvegetatevisewaxingwidenwideningwinningsworsenworseningzooming

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More general

12 entries

More specific

42 entries

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Antonyms

7 entries

Synonyms

6 entries

derived

10 entries

has context

2 entries

is a

4 entries

manner of

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related to

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Translations

327 translations across 66 languages.

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Akkadian

1 entries
  • 𒈨𒌍 verb (become larger)

Albanian

1 entries
  • rritem verb (become larger)

Ancient Greek

4 entries
  • αὔξησις noun (increased amount)
  • αὐξάνομαι verb (become larger)
  • αὐξάνω verb (make larger)
  • πληθύνω verb (make larger)

Arabic

4 entries
  • اِرْتِفَاع noun (act of becoming larger)
  • اِزْدِيَاد noun (act of becoming larger)
  • زِيَادَة noun (increased amount)
  • اِزْدَاد verb (become larger)

Assamese

3 entries
  • বঢ়া verb (become larger)
  • বঢ়োৱা verb (make larger)
  • বাঢ়া verb (become larger)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • artmaq verb (become larger)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • нарастване noun (act of becoming larger)
  • растеж noun (act of becoming larger)
  • увеличение noun (increased amount)
  • нара́ствам verb (become larger)

Catalan

4 entries
  • augment noun (increased amount)
  • augment noun (act of becoming larger)
  • augmentar verb (become larger)
  • augmentar verb (make larger)

Chinese Cantonese

4 entries
  • 增加 noun (increased amount)
  • 增大 noun (increased amount)
  • 增幅 noun (increased amount)
  • 增長 /增长 noun (increased amount)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 增加 noun (increased amount)
  • 增加 noun (act of becoming larger)
  • 增大 noun (increased amount)
  • 增大 noun (act of becoming larger)

Coptic

1 entries
  • ⲁⲓⲁⲓ verb (become larger)

Czech

4 entries
  • zvýšení noun (increased amount)
  • zvýšení noun (act of becoming larger)
  • stoupat verb (become larger)
  • zvýšit verb (make larger)

Danish

1 entries
  • stigning noun (act of becoming larger)

Dutch

4 entries
  • stijging noun (increased amount)
  • toename noun (increased amount)
  • vermeerdering noun (increased amount)
  • groeien verb (become larger)

Esperanto

4 entries
  • plimultiĝo noun (increased amount)
  • plialtigi verb (make larger)
  • pliigi verb (make larger)
  • pliiĝi verb (become larger)

Estonian

1 entries
  • kasvama verb (become larger)

Finnish

4 entries
  • kasvaminen noun (act of becoming larger)
  • kasvu noun (increased amount)
  • lisä noun (increased amount)
  • lisäys noun (increased amount)

French

4 entries
  • augmentation noun (act of becoming larger)
  • accroître verb (make larger)
  • augmenter verb (become larger)
  • augmenter verb (make larger)

Friulian

1 entries
  • cressi verb (become larger)

Galician

4 entries
  • aumento noun (act of becoming larger)
  • suba noun (act of becoming larger)
  • arrequecer verb (become larger)
  • arrequecer verb (make larger)

Georgian

3 entries
  • გადიდება verb (become larger)
  • ზრდა verb (become larger)
  • მომატება verb (become larger)

German

4 entries
  • Ansteigen noun (act of becoming larger)
  • Anstieg noun (increased amount)
  • Anstieg noun (act of becoming larger)
  • Anwachsen noun (act of becoming larger)

Gothic

1 entries
  • 𐌿𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌷𐍃𐍄𐍃 noun (act of becoming larger)

Greek

4 entries
  • αύξηση noun (increased amount)
  • αύξηση noun (act of becoming larger)
  • αβγατίζω verb (become larger)
  • ανεβαίνω verb (make larger)

Hindi

4 entries
  • बढ़ाई noun (increased amount)
  • बढ़ाई noun (act of becoming larger)
  • वर्धन noun (act of becoming larger)
  • वृद्धि noun (increased amount)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • növekedés noun (increased amount)
  • növekedés noun (act of becoming larger)
  • növekmény noun (increased amount)
  • növekszik verb (become larger)

Icelandic

4 entries
  • auka verb (make larger)
  • fjölga verb (become larger)
  • fjölga verb (make larger)
  • waxa verb (become larger)

Irish

4 entries
  • ardú noun (increased amount)
  • ardú noun (act of becoming larger)
  • breis noun (increased amount)
  • breisiú noun (act of becoming larger)

Italian

4 entries
  • aggravio noun (increased amount)
  • aumento noun (increased amount)
  • aumentare verb (become larger)
  • aumentare verb (make larger)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 増加 noun (increased amount)
  • 増加 noun (act of becoming larger)
  • 増加量 noun (increased amount)
  • 増大 noun (increased amount)

Khmer

4 entries
  • កើនឡើង verb (become larger)
  • ចំឡើង verb (become larger)
  • ដម្លើង verb (make larger)
  • ដំឡើង verb (make larger)

Korean

3 entries
  • 증가 noun (act of becoming larger)
  • 증가량 noun (increased amount)
  • 증가시키다 verb (make larger)

Kumyk

3 entries
  • кёп болмакъ verb (make larger)
  • кёп этмек verb (make larger)
  • уллу этмек verb (make larger)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • өсүү verb (become larger)

Latin

4 entries
  • auctus noun (act of becoming larger)
  • augmentum noun (increased amount)
  • accumulō verb (make larger)
  • adiciō verb (make larger)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • didinti verb (make larger)

Macedonian

2 entries
  • зголеми verb (become larger)
  • зголемува verb (become larger)

Middle English

4 entries
  • encres noun (increased amount)
  • encres noun (act of becoming larger)
  • cresen verb (become larger)
  • encresen verb (become larger)

Māori

2 entries
  • whakaranea verb (make larger)
  • whakarawa verb (make larger)

Nahuatl

2 entries
  • timalla verb (become larger)
  • timalloa verb (become larger)

Nepali

1 entries
  • थप्नु verb (make larger)

Ngazidja Comorian

1 entries
  • hwendjeza verb (become larger)

Norwegian

1 entries
  • øke verb (become larger)

Occitan

2 entries
  • aument noun (increased amount)
  • aument noun (act of becoming larger)

Old English

4 entries
  • ēaca noun (increased amount)
  • ēaca noun (act of becoming larger)
  • ēacan verb (become larger)
  • īeċan verb (make larger)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries
  • آرتمق verb (become larger)

Persian

1 entries
  • افزایش noun (act of becoming larger)

Polish

3 entries
  • przyrost noun (increased amount)
  • wzrost noun (increased amount)
  • zwiększenie noun (increased amount)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • acréscimo noun (increased amount)
  • aumento noun (increased amount)
  • aumento noun (act of becoming larger)
  • aumentar verb (become larger)

Quechua

3 entries
  • achkachay verb (make larger)
  • askhayachiy verb (make larger)
  • askhayay verb (become larger)

Romanian

4 entries
  • creștere noun (increased amount)
  • mărire noun (increased amount)
  • sporire noun (increased amount)
  • crește verb (become larger)

Russian

4 entries
  • возраста́ние noun (act of becoming larger)
  • прибавле́ние noun (increased amount)
  • прибавле́ние noun (act of becoming larger)
  • приро́ст noun (increased amount)

Sanskrit

2 entries
  • उपचय noun (increased amount)
  • वक्षति verb (become larger)

Scottish Gaelic

3 entries
  • piseach noun (act of becoming larger)
  • àrdachadh noun (increased amount)
  • àrdachadh noun (act of becoming larger)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • povećati verb (make larger)
  • povećavati verb (make larger)
  • повећавати verb (make larger)
  • повећати verb (make larger)

Slovak

4 entries
  • zväčšiť verb (make larger)
  • zväčšiť sa verb (become larger)
  • zväčšovať verb (make larger)
  • zväčšovať sa verb (become larger)

Southern Altai

3 entries
  • кӧптӧӧр verb (make larger)
  • улулаар verb (make larger)
  • ӧзӧр verb (become larger)

Spanish

4 entries
  • aumento noun (increased amount)
  • aumento noun (act of becoming larger)
  • incremento noun (increased amount)
  • acrecentarse verb (become larger)

Swedish

4 entries
  • ökning noun (increased amount)
  • ökning noun (act of becoming larger)
  • växa verb (become larger)
  • öka verb (make larger)

Tagalog

2 entries
  • pagdaragdag noun (increased amount)
  • pagdugang noun (increased amount)

Telugu

4 entries
  • పెంపు noun (increased amount)
  • పెంపు noun (act of becoming larger)
  • పెంచు verb (make larger)
  • పెరుగు verb (become larger)

Turkish

4 entries
  • artma noun (act of becoming larger)
  • artmak noun (increased amount)
  • artış noun (act of becoming larger)
  • büyüme noun (act of becoming larger)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • при́ріст noun (increased amount)
  • ріст noun (increased amount)
  • збі́льшити verb (make larger)
  • збі́льшувати verb (make larger)

Urdu

4 entries
  • بڑھاْی noun (increased amount)
  • بڑھاْی noun (act of becoming larger)
  • بڑھانا verb (make larger)
  • بڑھنا verb (become larger)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • tăng verb (become larger)

West-Frisian

1 entries
  • waakse verb (become larger)

Sample sentences

22 total sentences available.

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When your business gets rolling we'll talk about an increase.

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The sudden increase of cars is causing a large number of traffic accidents every day.

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They announced an increase in tuition fees.

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The number of students going abroad is on the increase.

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