- Types Of Speech
- You can use increase as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
- About Increase
- A 2 syllables noun and 8 letters with the letters a, c, e, i, n, r, and s, 4 consonants, 4 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letters re. Increase starts with and ends with a vowel with the starting letters i, in, inc, incr, incre, and the ending characters are e, se, ase, ease, rease, ..
- Definition
- The act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary"
- Origin/Roots
- Middle English
- Pig Latin
- Increase in Pig Latin is said as "increaseay or increaseway".
- Unigram
- i | n | c | r | e | a | s | e
- Bigram
- in | nc | cr | re | ea | as | se
- Trigram
- inc | ncr | cre | rea | eas | ase
- Quadrigram
- incr | ncre | crea | reas | ease
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- the act of increasing something;
"he gave me an increase in salary" - the amount by which something increases;
"they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare" - a change resulting in an increase;
"the increase is scheduled for next month" - a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important;
"the increase in unemployment";
"the growth of population" - a quantity that is added;
"there was an addition to property taxes this year";
"they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks"
- Verb Examples
- make bigger or more;
"The boss finally increased her salary";
"The university increased the number of students it admitted" - become bigger or greater in amount;
"The amount of work increased"
Synonym | Definition |
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Accession | the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne) "Elizabeth''s accession in 1558" |
Accessory | a supplementary component that improves capability |
Accompaniment | the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them |
Accretion | (law) an increase in a beneficiary''s share in an estate (as when a co-beneficiary dies or fails to meet some condition or rejects the inheritance) |
Accrue | grow by addition "The interest accrues" |
Accumulate | collect or gather "Journals are accumulating in my office" "The work keeps piling up" |
Acerbate | make sour or bitter |
Acidity | the property of being acidic |
Acquire | come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) "He grew a beard" "The patient developed abdominal pains" |
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Antonym | Definition |
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Decrease | the act of decreasing or reducing something |
Diminution | the act of decreasing or reducing something |
Reduction | the act of reducing complexity |
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Anagram | Definition |
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Increase | the act of increasing something "he gave me an increase in salary" |
View English words with the unique letters used in increase. Words With The Letters Aceinrs
Word | Definition |
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Escalate | increase in extent or intensity "The Allies escalated the bombing" |
Increase | the act of increasing something "he gave me an increase in salary" |
Intensify | become more intense "The debate intensified" "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan" |
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Word | Definition |
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Change Of Magnitude |
Word | Definition |
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Accrual | the act of accumulating |
Accruement | the act of accumulating |
Accumulation | the act of accumulating |
Addition | the act of adding one thing to another; "the addition of flowers created a pleasing effect"; "the addition of a leap day every four years" |
Advance | the act of moving forward toward a goal |
Aggrandizement | the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something; "the aggrandizement of the king"; "his elevation to cardinal" |
Amplification | (electronics) the act of increasing voltage or power or current |
Appreciation | an increase in price or value; "an appreciation of 30% in the value of real estate" |
Augmentation | the act of augmenting |
Elevation | the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something; "the aggrandizement of the king"; "his elevation to cardinal" |
View All Hyponyms For Increase
Increase Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With I
- Ends With E
- Spelled With / Contains Letters