increase; increment; growth




a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important

"the increase in unemployment"; "the growth of population"

Antonym:
  • decrease; decrement
  • decrease; decrement

Type of:
  • process; physical process

Types:
  • accession
  • accretion; accumulation
  • accretion
  • accretion
  • accretion
  • multiplication
  • population growth
  • proliferation
  • pullulation
  • relaxation
  • widening; broadening


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