Another word for increase
increase
n.
Growth
development, spread, enlargement, expansion, escalation, elaboration, optimization, burgeoning, swelling, addition, accession, incorporation, merger, inflation, appreciation, heightening, extension, dilation, multiplication, augmentation, rise, broadening, advance, gain, intensification, deepening, swell, amplification, progression, buildup, uptick, improvement, boost*, hike*, jump*, boom*; see also progress 1.
An addition
growing, developing, spreading; see increasing 1.
increase
v.
To add to
extend, enlarge, augment, expand, dilate, broaden, widen, thicken, deepen, heighten, build, lengthen, magnify, add on, multiply, escalate, let out, open out, further, mark up, sharpen, build up, raise, enhance, amplify, reinforce, supplement, annex, distend, swell, double, triple, stretch, intensify, exaggerate, blow up, aggravate, protract, prolong, aggrandize, redouble, boost*, raise the ante*, step up*, rev up*, jack up*; see also develop 1, improve 1, strengthen.
To grow
increase, the general word in this list, means to make or become greater in size, amount, degree, etc. to increase one's weight, one's power, debts, etc.; enlarge specifically implies a making or becoming greater in size, volume, extent, etc. to enlarge a house, a business, etc.; augment, a more formal word, generally implies increase by addition, often of something that is already of a considerable size, amount, etc. to augment one's income; multiply suggests increase in number, specif. by procreation rabbits multiply rapidly
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Another word for increase
To make or become greater or larger:
aggrandize, amplify, augment, boost, build, build up, burgeon, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, grow, magnify, mount, multiply, proliferate, rise, run up, snowball, soar, swell, upsurge, wax. (Informal) beef up. See increaseTo produce sexually or asexually others of one's kind:
breed, multiply, procreate, proliferate, propagate, reproduce, spawn. See reproduction
The act of increasing or rising:
aggrandizement, amplification, augment, augmentation, boost, buildup, enlargement, escalation, growth, hike, jump, multiplication, proliferation, raise, rise, swell, upsurge, upswing, upturn. See increaseThe amount by which something is increased:
advance, boost, hike, increment, jump, raise, rise. See increase- (Obsolete)
The process by which an organism produces others of its kind:
breeding, multiplication, procreation, proliferation, propagation, reproduction, spawning. See reproduction
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