increase
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a quantity that is added
there was an addition to property taxes this year
Types & categories
- indefinite quantity hypernym
- accretion hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
become bigger or greater in amount
The amount of work increased
Types & categories
- change magnitude hypernym
- accrue hyponym
- spike hyponym
- add to hyponym
- gain hyponym
- irrupt hyponym
- pyramid hyponym
- snowball hyponym
- conglomerate hyponym
- add hyponym
- deepen hyponym
- compound hyponym
- grow hyponym
- pullulate hyponym
- widen hyponym
- revalue hyponym
- broaden hyponym
- shoot up hyponym
- mount hyponym
- wax hyponym
- crescendo hyponym
- swell hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a change resulting in an increase
the increase is scheduled for next month
Types & categories
- change hypernym
- augmentation hyponym
- concentration hyponym
- explosion hyponym
- jump hyponym
- run-up hyponym
- waxing hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
make bigger or more
The boss finally increased her salary
Types & categories
- change hypernym
- stretch hyponym
- augment hyponym
- build up hyponym
- enlarge hyponym
- up hyponym
- raise hyponym
- enlarge hyponym
- manifold hyponym
- ramp up hyponym
- inflate hyponym
- intensify hyponym
- boost hyponym
- lengthen hyponym
- regenerate hyponym
- maximize hyponym
- heighten hyponym
- heighten hyponym
- rev hyponym
- rev up hyponym
- supercharge hyponym
- extend hyponym
- kite hyponym
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Sense 5 noun
a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
the increase in unemployment
Types & categories
- physical process hypernym
- accession hyponym
- accumulation hyponym
- accretion hyponym
- accretion hyponym
- accretion hyponym
- multiplication hyponym
- population growth hyponym
- proliferation hyponym
- pullulation hyponym
- relaxation hyponym
- widening hyponym
Related & opposite
- decrease antonym
- increase derivation
- increase derivation
- grow derivation
- incremental derivation
Sense 6 noun
the amount by which something increases
they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare
Types & categories
- amount hypernym
- amplification hyponym
- fare increase hyponym
- price increase hyponym
- raise hyponym
- cost increase hyponym
- supplementation hyponym
- tax-increase hyponym
- up-tick hyponym
Related & opposite
- decrement antonym
- increase derivation
- increase derivation
- incremental derivation
Sense 7 noun
the act of increasing something
he gave me an increase in salary
Types & categories
- change of magnitude hypernym
- addition hyponym
- advance hyponym
- appreciation hyponym
- surge hyponym
- augmentation hyponym
- amplification hyponym
- expansion hyponym
- escalation hyponym
- maximisation hyponym
- exaggeration hyponym
- expanding upon hyponym
- accrual hyponym
- inclusion hyponym
- aggrandizement hyponym
- strengthening hyponym
- intensification hyponym
- intensification hyponym
- stock split hyponym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | increase |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | increase |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | indefinite quantity |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | accretion |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | decrease |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | step-up |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | increment |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | increase |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | increment |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | increase |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | change magnitude |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | accrue |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | spike |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | add to |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | gain |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | irrupt |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | pyramid |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | snowball |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | conglomerate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | add |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | deepen |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | compound |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | grow |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | pullulate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | widen |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | revalue |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | broaden |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | shoot up |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | mount |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | wax |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | crescendo |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | swell |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | decrease |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | increase |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | increase |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | augmentation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | concentration |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | explosion |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | jump |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | run-up |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | waxing |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | minify |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | step-up |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | increment |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | increase |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | increment |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | increase |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | stretch |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | augment |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | build up |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | enlarge |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | up |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | raise |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | enlarge |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | manifold |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | ramp up |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | inflate |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | intensify |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | boost |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | lengthen |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | regenerate |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | maximize |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | heighten |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | heighten |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | rev |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | rev up |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | supercharge |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | extend |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | kite |
| 5 | antonym | Related & opposite | decrease |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | increase |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | increase |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | grow |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | incremental |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | physical process |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | accession |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | accumulation |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | accretion |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | accretion |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | accretion |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | multiplication |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | population growth |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | proliferation |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | pullulation |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | relaxation |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | widening |
| 6 | antonym | Related & opposite | decrement |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | increase |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | increase |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | incremental |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | amount |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | amplification |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | fare increase |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | price increase |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | raise |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | cost increase |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | supplementation |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | tax-increase |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | up-tick |
| 7 | antonym | Related & opposite | reduction |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | increase |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | increase |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | intensify |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | change of magnitude |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | addition |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | advance |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | appreciation |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | surge |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | augmentation |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | amplification |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | expansion |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | escalation |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | maximisation |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | exaggeration |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | expanding upon |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | accrual |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | inclusion |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | aggrandizement |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | strengthening |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | intensification |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | intensification |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | stock split |