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Increasing

🔄 Synonyms of "Increasing"

23 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
crescendonoun	(figuratively) A gradual increase of anything, especially to a dramatic climax.
risingnoun	The act of something that rises.
flaringnoun	(oil industry) The deliberate open-air burning of natural gas that is generated as a by-product of various petrochemical processes, especially oil extraction; gas flaring.
expanding	increasing in area or volume or bulk or range
augmentingverb	(transitive) To increase; to make larger or supplement.
buildingnoun	(countable) A closed structure with walls and a roof.
growingnoun	growth; increase
accretive	Relating to accretion; increasing, or adding to, by growth.
augmentativenoun	(grammar) A form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority
raisingnoun	Nurturing; cultivation; providing sustenance and protection for a living thing from conception to maturity.
flared	Of trousers, etc., widening towards the lower parts of the legs; bell-bottomed.
explodingnoun	(figurative) Having the appearance of an explosion.
accelerative	Relating to acceleration; adding to velocity; quickening.
acceleratory	accelerative
ballooningnoun	(uncountable) The sport or hobby of flying in a hot-air balloon.
multiplicativenoun	Of or pertaining to multiplication.
accelerandonoun	(music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played at an increasing speed.
incorporative	That serves to incorporate.
lengtheningnoun	The process of making or growing longer.
accretionary	Of, pertaining to, or in the form of an accretion
profit-maximizing	making the profit as great as possible
maximizing	making as great as possible
progressivenoun	Promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas, or methods.

↔️ Antonyms of "Increasing"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
decreasingnoun	On the decrease.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Increasing"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
augmentativenoun	(grammar) A form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority
growingnoun	growth; increase
accretive	Relating to accretion; increasing, or adding to, by growth.
accretionary	Of, pertaining to, or in the form of an accretion
lengtheningnoun	The process of making or growing longer.
raisingnoun	Nurturing; cultivation; providing sustenance and protection for a living thing from conception to maturity.
risingnoun	The act of something that rises.
acceleratory	accelerative
accelerative	Relating to acceleration; adding to velocity; quickening.
incorporative	That serves to incorporate.
explodingnoun	(figurative) Having the appearance of an explosion.
buildingnoun	(countable) A closed structure with walls and a roof.
flaringnoun	(oil industry) The deliberate open-air burning of natural gas that is generated as a by-product of various petrochemical processes, especially oil extraction; gas flaring.
progressivenoun	Promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas, or methods.
multiplicativenoun	Of or pertaining to multiplication.
ballooningnoun	(uncountable) The sport or hobby of flying in a hot-air balloon.
flared	Of trousers, etc., widening towards the lower parts of the legs; bell-bottomed.
accelerandonoun	(music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played at an increasing speed.
crescendoverb	To increase in intensity; to reach or head for a crescendo.
augmentingverb	(transitive) To increase; to make larger or supplement.