The number of Japanese students returning after life abroad has been increasing as of late.
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Increasing
/ɪnˈkɹiːsɪŋ/
Synonyms for "increasing" (97 found)
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Verb(3 words)
Adjective(1 words)
accelerating motion
Noun(15 words)
accruingaccumulateaccumulatingamplifyingascending countascending sortingaugmentaugmentationaugmentingboostbumpingclimbingcontact force upwardcount up timercrescendo
Strong matches (29)
Adjective(6 words)
Noun(19 words)
Verb(1 words)
indicate a steady increase
Related words (48)
Noun(26 words)
intensifying adverb exampleintensifying adverb examplesmaximizingmonotone propertymonotonicitymore electric circuitmountingmovement upwardmultiplyingorder number generatororder preserving sortpush temperaturepush upraiseriserisingrising tidestep-up transformersurgingswelling
Adverb(3 words)
Determiner(1 words)
more serial-dilution
Adjective(10 words)
order-preserving officialpositive delta yrunning sumtrendingupwardupward flightupward force directionupward movement trendupward trendsupward-directed
Verb(2 words)
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15 entriesamplifyaugmentationboostescalateescalationexpansionexponential growthexponential increasegradual increasegrowthincreasing functionincreasing sequenceinflaterapid increasesudden increase
Collocations
12 entriesannual increasegradual increaseincreasing costsincreasing demandincreasing evidenceincreasing rateincreasing sequenceincreasing temperatureincreasing trendsignificant increasesteady increasesustained increase
Inflections
2 entriesDerivations
4 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
15 entriesSample sentences
15 total sentences available.
There are marked and rapidly, steadily increasing health benefits to giving up.
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The number of students who travel abroad for vacation is increasing.
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The number of people who go abroad has been increasing.
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