As for the air, there is always some moisture in the atmosphere, but when the amount increases a great deal, it affects the light waves.
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Increases
Synonyms for "increases" (391 found)
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Closest matches (79)
additionenlargementgainincrementproliferatewaxaccessaccessionaccessoryaccompanimentaccreaseaccretionaccrueaccumulateaccumulationaddadd toaddendaaddendumadditament
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additiveadditoryadditumadjunctadjunctionadjuvantadvanceaffixationagent provocateuragglutinationaggrandizeaggrandizementaggravateaggravationampleampliationamplificationamplifyanabasisannexannexationannoyannoyanceappanageappendageappendantapportionappreciateappreciationappurtenanceappurtenantascensionascentattachmentaugmentaugmentationballoonballooningbeef upbetterbloatblossomblowblow upboomboostbreakthroughbreedbrewbroaden
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broadeningbuildbuild upbuildupbulkbulk outburgeoncalibratecalibratedclamberclimbclimbingcodacomplementcompoundconcomitantcontentiousnesscontinuationcorollarycount
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crescendodecreasedeependeepeningdeliberate aggravationdeploymentdeterioratedeteriorationdevelopdevelopingdevelopmentdifferentiatedilatedispersiondistenddividedoubleedemaekeelevateelevationelongateembitterembitteringembittermentenhanceenhancementenlargeescaladeescalateescalatingescalationexacerbateexacerbationexaltexasperateexasperationexpandexpandingexpansionexplosionextendextensionextrapolationfanning outfattenfillfill outfixfixtureflarefloodflourishfortifyfountainfreshenfurthergain strengthgainsgathergerminateget aheadgogo upgradationalgradegradualgraduategraduatedgreatengrowgrow upgrowinggrowthgushgustgyring upheat upheightenheighteninghierarchichikehike uphikinghot uphuffhypertrophyimproveimprovementincreasing
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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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The income tax rate increases in proportion as your salary rises.
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If the number of cars increases, so will the traffic.
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In proportion as our GNP increases, our living standards go up.
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