Synonyms for increment
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Noun
1. Increase
increase, growth, augmentation, expansion, gain, augment, supplement, adjunct, accompaniment, accretion
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Definitions
- n. 1
The action of increasing or becoming greater.
Related words
- Word family
- incremental increase
Forms
- Plural
- increments → increases, growths, augmentations, expansions…
Example sentences
- increase It cannot be denied that crime is on the increase.
- augmentation Mary wants to undergo breast augmentation surgery.
- enlargement She received an ad for penis enlargement in her inbox.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| increment | falling | |
| increase | falling | |
| augmentation | steady | |
| enlargement | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- gain1
- 6 letters
- growth1
- 7 letters
- adjunct2, augment2
- 8 letters
- increase2, addition3
- 9 letters
- expansion3, accretion3
- 10 letters
- supplement3
- 11 letters
- enlargement3
- 12 letters
- augmentation4
- 13 letters
- accompaniment4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (adjunct2 = 2 syllables).