English noun: increase | |||
1. | increase (quantity) a quantity that is added | ||
Samples | There was an addition to property taxes this year. They recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks. | ||
Synonyms | addition, gain | ||
Broader (hypernym) | indefinite quantity | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | accretion | ||
2. | increase (event) a change resulting in an increase | ||
Samples | The increase is scheduled for next month. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alteration, change, modification | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | augmentation, concentration, explosion, jump, leap, run-up, runup, waxing | ||
Antonyms | decrease, lessening, drop-off | ||
3. | increase (process) a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important | ||
Samples | The increase in unemployment. The growth of population. | ||
Synonyms | growth, increment | ||
Broader (hypernym) | physical process, process | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | accession, accretion, accretion, accretion, accretion, accumulation, broadening, multiplication, population growth, proliferation, pullulation, relaxation, widening | ||
Antonyms | decrease, decrement | ||
4. | increase (attribute) the amount by which something increases | ||
Samples | They proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare. | ||
Synonyms | increment | ||
Broader (hypernym) | amount | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | amplification, boost, cost increase, fare increase, gain, hike, hike, price increase, raise, rise, rise, salary increase, supplement, supplementation, tax boost, tax hike, tax-increase, up-tick, wage hike, wage increase | ||
Antonyms | decrement, decrease | ||
5. | increase (act) the act of increasing something | ||
Samples | He gave me an increase in salary. | ||
Synonyms | step-up | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change of magnitude | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | accrual, accruement, accumulation, addition, advance, aggrandisement, aggrandizement, amplification, appreciation, augmentation, elevation, enlargement, escalation, exaggeration, expanding upon, expansion, expansion, inclusion, intensification, intensification, maximation, maximisation, maximization, rise, split, split up, stock split, strengthening, surge, upsurge | ||
Antonyms | reduction, step-down, diminution, decrease | ||
English verb: increase | |||
1. | increase (change) become bigger or greater in amount | ||
Samples | The amount of work increased. | ||
Examples | Their earnings increase this year | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change magnitude | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | accrue, accumulate, add, add to, amass, appreciate, apprise, apprize, broaden, climb, compound, conglomerate, crescendo, cumulate, deepen, deepen, explode, full, gain, gather, gather, grow, heighten, intensify, intensify, irrupt, mount, pile up, pullulate, pyramid, revalue, rise, shoot up, snowball, spike, swell, wax, wax, widen | ||
Antonyms | decrease, diminish, lessen, fall | ||
2. | increase (change) make bigger or more | ||
Samples | The boss finally increased her salary. The university increased the number of students it admitted. | ||
Examples | They increase their earnings this year | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | advance, amplify, augment, blow up, blow up, boost, boost, broaden, build, build up, build up, enlarge, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, extend, heighten, heighten, inflate, intensify, kite, lengthen, magnify, manifold, maximise, maximize, multiply, raise, ramp up, regenerate, rev, rev up, rev up, rise, step up, step up, stretch, supercharge, up, widen, work up | ||
Antonyms | minify, decrease, lessen | ||