INCREASES Synonyms: 162 Similar and Opposite Words

increases 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of increase

as in expands

to make greater in size, amount, or number we have to increase the number of season-ticket holders if the local sports franchise is to survive

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as in rises

to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number the number of Internet users increased exponentially during the 1990s

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increases

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noun

plural of increase

as in boosts

something added (as by growth) shortly after he turned 12, he had a sudden height increase

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as in accumulations

the act or process of becoming greater in number the increase in the number of students enrolled at the school was very gradual

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Recent Examples of increases

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Virgo August 23 – September 22 Your energy increases with a small tweak to your routine. — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 26 Aug. 2026 August 23 – September 22 Your energy increases with a small tweak to your routine. — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 26 Aug. 2026 As artificial intelligence usage increases rapidly, data center construction and expansions are rising to meet the need at the same time there is rising bipartisan concern locally and nationally about that growth. — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2026 Many sports drinks contain high amounts of sugar, which not only adds extra calories but also increases chronic kidney disease risk. — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 25 Aug. 2026 Instead, upping the number of shots increases injection pain, leaves children unprotected longer and lowers overall vaccination rates, according to experts. — Finch Walker, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026 Upgrading to a Plus account increases your storage to 15GB and removes the daily message limit. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026 That energy transfers to the ice, which gains that energy and increases its temperature. — Matthew Koss, The Conversation, 24 Aug. 2026 For example, a debt that started at $5,000 could result in a judgment that drastically increases the balance after interest, court costs or certain collection expenses are added in. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

Noun

The firm continues to expect the Fed to hike 50 basis points this year, with increases at the September and December Federal Open Market Committee meetings. — Justina Lee, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026 The pattern of warmer than normal water along the equator in the Eastern Pacific heats things up and favors increases in the number of tropical storms and hurricanes in the Pacific. — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026 The monopoly utility filed two more rate increases days later. — Lori Latham, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026 But as the financial pressure on them increases, many schools with relatively small endowments have been pulling more from their funds, data from the National Association of College and University Business Officers show. — Bloomberg, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026 Fatal overdoses declined from 3,056 in 2023 to 2,192 in 2024, reversing nearly a decade of increases. — Joel Teron, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026 Recent increases follow a 2024 vote to freeze property tax revenues altogether in 2025, a move that prompted millions in budget cuts across government departments and put a strain on public services. — Sofi Zeman august 31, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026 That more aggressive timeline, combined with a town council that had skipped increases to water rates in the past, meant Gilbert needed to raise money for its new projects quickly. — Alex Hager, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026 As such, Netflix, Disney+ and Prime Video owner Amazon have been reducing the size of average price increases from 24% per subscription in 2023/24 to 14% in 2025/26. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for increases

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The event comes as China expands its robotics industry and competes to establish leadership in humanoid and autonomous machines, with more than 2,000 robots from 16 countries also taking part in the 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026
Now about 5½ months old, Crimson is thriving on three legs, quickly returning to playful, curious cub behavior as the Oakland Zoo expands its track record of rescuing orphaned mountain lions.

— Jasmine Mendez Follow, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of expands

Noun

There are a host of other incentives as well, from per diems to boosts to their retirement benefits.

— Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 24 Aug. 2026
People on antidepressants saw activity boosts in their left hippocampus, which is involved in memory and stress regulation, along with the right middle occipital gyrus, which is a visual processing area.

— Korin Miller, Allure, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of boosts

Noun

Finding large accumulations of geologic hydrogen entails stumbling on a Goldilocks set of conditions.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 11 Aug. 2026
Inspectors found seven dead roaches under kitchen equipment and also noted accumulations of mold and rotting food debris, according to the report.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of accumulations

Verb

While the hurricane is not expected to make landfall, swells created by the hurricane could affect the coast of southwest Mexico and Baja California, as well as Southern California, per the National Hurricane Center.

— Julia Gomez, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
While Karina was expected to stay well away from land, swells from the storm were likely to cause dangerous surf and rip current conditions along parts of southwest Mexico and the Baja California Peninsula, the hurricane center said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of swells

Noun

Nick Schroeder, an analyst with the Legislative Analyst’s Office, earlier this month said the only indication of unfunded raises was the omission itself.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
However, they’re heavily weighted toward beginning educators, who can expect to see raises of around 17%.

— Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of raises

Noun

Summary The Phillies are actively seeking pitching depth to bolster their playoff push and challenge the Braves, as their bullpen has shown inconsistency and key additions are sidelined.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Those additions can complicate sorting and downstream recycling or reduce the quality of the recovered material.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 28 Aug. 2026

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