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| Main Entry: | increased |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | raised |
| Synonyms: | elevated, enlarged, added on, expanded, heightened, marked up |
| Main Entry: | increase |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | add or grow |
| Synonyms: | advance, aggrandize, aggravate, amplify, annex, augment, boost, broaden, build, build up, deepen, develop, dilate, distend, double, enhance, enlarge, escalate, exaggerate, expand, extend, further, heighten, inflate, intensify, lengthen, magnify, mount, multiply, pad*, progress, proliferate, prolong, protract, raise, redouble, reinforce, rise, sharpen, spread, step up, strengthen, supplement, swarm, swell, teem, thicken, triple, wax, widen, mark up, pullulate, slap on, snowball, tack on |
| Antonyms: | decrease, deplete, diminish, lose, subtract |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | additional |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extra, supplementary |
| Synonyms: | further, increased, more, new, option, other, padding, perk, spare, supplementary, added, affixed, appended, on the side, over-and-above |
| Antonyms: | necessary |
| Main Entry: | elongated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lengthened |
| Synonyms: | extended, increased, prolonged, dragged out, drawn out, expanded, made longer, outstretched, protracted, stretched, strung out |
| Main Entry: | more |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | additional, greater |
| Synonyms: | also, and, another, besides, else, extended, extra, farther, fresh, further, higher, increased, innumerable, likewise, major, new, numerous, other, spare, supplementary, added, aggrandized, amassed, augmented, bounteous, deeper, enhanced, exceeding, expanded, heavier, in addition, larger, massed, more than that, over and above, too many, wider |
| Antonyms: | less, fewer |
| Main Entry: | plus |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | added, extra |
| Synonyms: | additional, enlarged, increased, positive, supplementary, surplus, augmented, boosted, expanded |
| Antonyms: | detrimental, minus, negative |
| Main Entry: | puffy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | swollen |
| Synonyms: | billowy, bloated, blown, distended, enlarged, full, increased, inflamed, inflated, bulgy, distent, expanded, puffed up |
| Antonyms: | flat, tight, unswollen |
| Main Entry: | supplementary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | additional |
| Synonyms: | accompanying, ancillary, auxiliary, extra, increased, more, added, appended, augmenting |
| Main Entry: | doubly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | twofold |
| Synonyms: | double, increased, twice, redoubled |
| Main Entry: | multiplied |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | manifolded |
| Synonyms: | increased, repeated, reproduced, added, aggregated, amplified, augmented, compounded, duplicated, reduplicated |
| Antonyms: | divided, reduced, decreased |
| Main Entry: | ripe |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fully developed; experienced |
| Synonyms: | accomplished, adult, aged, completed, conditioned, consummate, enlightened, enriched, finished, fit, full, full-blown, full-fledged, grown, grown-up, increased, informed, judicious, learned, mature, matured, mellow, overdue, perfected, plump, prepared, prime, ready, sagacious, seasoned, skilled, skillful, sound, timely, usable, versed, well-timed, wise, filled out, fully grown, in readiness, ripened |
| Antonyms: | immature, inexperienced, undeveloped, unripe |
| Main Entry: | fresh |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | additional |
| Synonyms: | another, auxiliary, else, extra, farther, further, increased, more, new, other, renewed, supplementary, added |
| Antonyms: | old, used |
| Main Entry: | new |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | additional |
| Synonyms: | another, else, extra, farther, fresh, further, increased, more, other, supplementary, added |
| Antonyms: | common, existing, usual, existent |
| Main Entry: | accrue |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | increase by addition or growth, often financial |
| Synonyms: | accumulate, amass, build up, collect, enlarge, flow, gather, grow, increase |
| Notes: | a person or thing is the subject of (acquire) the acquiring process; a person or thing is the object or goal of (accrue) the accruing process |
| Antonyms: | decrease, lose |
| Main Entry: | accumulate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | gather or amass something |
| Synonyms: | accrue, acquire, add to, agglomerate, aggregate, amalgamate, assemble, cache, collect, collocate, compile, concentrate, expand, gain, gather, grow, heap, hoard, incorporate, increase, lump*, mass, pile*, procure, profit, rack up*, round up*, stockpile, store, swell, unite, bring together, clean up*, cumulate, draw together, heap together, load up, make a bundle, make a killing, pile up*, roll up*, scare up, stack up, store up |
| Antonyms: | disperse, dissipate, dwindle, lessen, lose, spend, squander, waste |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | aggrandize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cause something to seem or be greater, bigger |
| Synonyms: | acclaim, applaud, augment, beef up*, boost, commend, dignify, distinguish, enlarge, ennoble, expand, extend, glorify, heighten, hike, honor, hype, increase, intensify, jump, magnify, multiply, parlay, praise, hike up, jack up |
| Antonyms: | belittle, debase, degrade, depress, disgrace, humble, lower |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | aggravate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cause to become worse |
| Synonyms: | complicate, deepen, enhance, exacerbate, exaggerate, heighten, increase, inflame, intensify, magnify, mount, rise, rouse, worsen |
| Antonyms: | alleviate, help, improve, relieve, soothe |
| Main Entry: | augment |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make greater; improve |
| Synonyms: | add to, aggrandize, amplify, beef up*, boost, build, build up, compound, develop, enhance, enlarge, expand, extend, grow, heighten, increase, inflate, intensify, magnify, mount, multiply, pad, progress, raise, reinforce, strengthen, sweeten, swell, piggyback, tag on |
| Antonyms: | decrease, degrade |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | boom |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prosper |
| Synonyms: | appreciate, bloom, develop, enhance, expand, flourish, flower, gain, grow, increase, intensify, spurt, strengthen, succeed, swell, thrive, rise in value |
| Antonyms: | collapse, fail, falter, lose |
| Main Entry: | branch off/branch out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | extend beyond main part |
| Synonyms: | add to, develop, diverge, diversify, divide, enlarge, expand, extend, fork, grow, increase, multiply, part, proliferate, separate, ramify, spread out |
| Antonyms: | lessen, shrink |
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