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increase

noun

  1. An amount by which a quantity is increased.

  2. For a quantity, the act or process of becoming larger

  3. Offspring, progeny

Synonymsenlargement, expansion, gain, increment, raise, rise
Antonymsdecline, decrease, diminishment, cut, decrease, decrement
verb

  1. (of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater.

    "His rage only increased when I told him of the lost money."

  2. To make (a quantity, etc.) larger.

  3. To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific.

Synonymsgo up, grow, rise, shoot up, soar, wax
Antonymsdecrease, drop, fall, go down, plummet, plunge

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