Synonyms for augmentation
Most common
increase expansion enhancement enlargement growth amplification increment
All synonyms
Noun
enlargement, enhancement, increase, extension, expansion, increment, growth, addition, amplification, enrichment, rise, elevation, accretion, multiplication, accession, annex US, annexe UK
Definitions
- n. 1
The act or process of augmenting.
Related words
- Word family
- augmentative augmented
- Phrases
- breast augmentation boob augmentation
Forms
- Plural
- augmentations → enlargements, enhancements, increases, extensions…
Example sentences
- increase It cannot be denied that crime is on the increase.
- expansion Denmark is experiencing a modest economic expansion.
- enhancement This isn't a bug, it's an undocumented enhancement.
- enlargement She received an ad for penis enlargement in her inbox.
- growth Women, then, are only children of a larger growth.
- amplification The amplification of DNA via PCR is a necessary step for many kinds of tests.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| augmentation | steady | |
| increase | falling | |
| expansion | falling | |
| enhancement | rising | |
| enlargement | falling | |
| growth | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- rise1
- 5 letters
- annex2
- 6 letters
- growth1, annexe
- 8 letters
- increase2, addition3
- 9 letters
- extension3, expansion3, elevation4, accession3, increment3, accretion3
- 10 letters
- enrichment3
- 11 letters
- enhancement3, enlargement3
- 13 letters
- amplification5
- 14 letters
- multiplication5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (annex2 = 2 syllables).