INCREASING Synonyms: 100 Similar and Opposite Words

increasing

verb

present participle of increase

as in expanding

to make greater in size, amount, or number we have to increase the number of season-ticket holders if the local sports franchise is to survive

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Relevance

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as in rising

to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number the number of Internet users increased exponentially during the 1990s

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Recent Examples of increasing The pacemaker transformed cardiac medicine by dramatically increasing survival rates for patients with arrhythmias and heart block, becoming one of the most important life-saving medical technologies ever created. —

Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026 Rain and storm chances are increasing in the afternoon. —

Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2026 The brands that win will be the ones that reduce friction while increasing belonging. —

Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026 James Ward During the debate, Republican candidate Steve Hilton said that only a small percentage of California has been developed for housing, arguing that the state should focus on building homes on undeveloped land rather than increasing density in existing cities. —

James Ward, USA Today, 15 May 2026 In a bathroom that is heavily used and/or sees long, hot showers daily, Christiansen recommends increasing the cleaning frequency to every three to four months. —

Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 14 May 2026 The number of adolescents reporting poor mental health is increasing, according to the CDC. —

Jack Petocz, AJC.com, 14 May 2026 California has already smashed through a series of heat records with increasing regularity, including earlier this year — notching the hottest March ever recorded. —

Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026 Crosby’s work rate is increasing in recent games, his puck battle win ratio even better than usual. —

Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for increasing

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That could result in a BLEVE, or boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion, which would have caused widespread damage and released toxic material into the air.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2026
Shutto, a luxury shuttle service, is expanding into Dallas ahead of the tournament.

— Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 28 May 2026