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something added (as by growth)<shortly after he turned 12, he had a sudden height increase>Synonymsaccretion, accrual, addendum, addition, augmentation, boost, expansion, gain, increment, plus, proliferation, raise, rise, supplementRelated Wordsaccumulation; complement; appendix, continuation, extension, uptrend, upturn; jumpNear AntonymsdeductionAntonymsabatement, decrease, diminishment, lessening, lowering, reduction
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the act or process of becoming greater in number<the increase in the number of students enrolled at the school was very gradual>— see multiplication
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