Hypernyms for "increase"
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accession
accretion
accrual
accrue
accruement
accumulate
accumulation
add
add to
addition
advance
aggrandisement
aggrandizement
amass
amplification
amplify
appreciate
appreciation
apprise
apprize
augment
augmentation
blow up
boost
broaden
broadening
build
build up
climb
compound
concentration
conglomerate
cost increase
crescendo
cumulate
deepen
elevation
enlarge
enlargement
escalate
escalation
exaggeration
expand
expanding upon
expansion
explode
explosion
extend
fare increase
full
gain
gather
grow
heighten
hike
inclusion
inflate
intensification
intensify
irrupt
jump
kite
leap
lengthen
magnify
manifold
maximation
maximisation
maximise
maximization
maximize
mount
multiplication
multiply
pile up
population growth
price increase
proliferation
pullulate
pullulation
pyramid
raise
ramp up
regenerate
relaxation
rev
rev up
revalue
rise
runup
run-up
salary increase
shoot up
snowball
spike
split
split up
step up
stock split
strengthening
stretch
supercharge
supplement
supplementation
surge
swell
tax boost
tax hike
tax-increase
up
upsurge
up-tick
wage hike
wage increase
wax
waxing
widen
widening
work up
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.