increase

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

I - noun

1. a quantity that is added (Freq. 49)
- there was an addition to property taxes this year
- they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks
• Syn:
addition, gain
• Hypernyms:
indefinite quantity
• Hyponyms:
accretion
2. a change resulting in an increase (Freq. 21)
- the increase is scheduled for next month
• Ant:
decrease
• Hypernyms:
change, alteration, modification
• Hyponyms:
augmentation, concentration, explosion, jump, leap,
runup, run-up, waxing
3. a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important (Freq. 7)
- the increase in unemployment
- the growth of population
• Syn:
increment, growth
• Ant:
decrement (for: increment), decrease
• Derivationally related forms:
grow (for: growth), incremental (for: increment)
• Hypernyms:
process, physical process
• Hyponyms:
accession, accretion, accumulation, multiplication, population growth,
proliferation, pullulation, relaxation, widening, broadening
4. the amount by which something increases (Freq. 3)
- they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare
• Syn:
increment
• Ant:
decrease
• Derivationally related forms:
incremental (for: increment)
• Hypernyms:
amount
• Hyponyms:
amplification, gain, fare increase, price increase, raise,
rise, wage hike, hike, wage increase, salary increase, boost,
boost, supplement, supplementation, tax-increase, tax boost,
tax hike, up-tick
5. the act of increasing something (Freq. 3)
- he gave me an increase in salary
• Syn:
step-up
• Ant:
decrease
• Derivationally related forms:
step up (for: step-up)
• Hypernyms:
change of magnitude
• Hyponyms:
addition, advance, rise, appreciation, surge,
upsurge, augmentation, amplification, expansion, enlargement, escalation,
maximization, maximisation, maximation, exaggeration, expanding upon, accumulation,
accrual, accruement, inclusion, aggrandizement, aggrandisement, elevation,
strengthening, intensification, split, stock split, split up

II - verb

1. become bigger or greater in amount (Freq. 86)
- The amount of work increased
• Ant:
decrease
• Hypernyms:
change magnitude
• Hyponyms:
accrue, spike, add to, gain, gather,
explode, irrupt, pyramid, snowball, accumulate, cumulate,
conglomerate, pile up, amass, add, intensify, deepen,
compound, heighten, grow, pullulate, widen, appreciate,
apprize, apprise, revalue, broaden, shoot up, wax,
mount, climb, rise, full, crescendo, swell
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Their earnings increase this year
2. make bigger or more (Freq. 61)
- The boss finally increased her salary
- The university increased the number of students it admitted
• Ant:
decrease
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Hyponyms:
extend, stretch, augment, build up, enlarge,
up, raise, blow up, magnify, multiply, manifold,
work up, build, ramp up, inflate, expand, amplify,
escalate, intensify, step up, boost, lengthen, regenerate,
maximize, maximise, heighten, rise, rev up, rev,
advance, supercharge, widen, broaden, kite
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- They increase their earnings this year

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  step-up, increment, growth, addition, gain
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down, decrement, lessening, drop-off, lessen, minify, diminish, fall