INCREMENT Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

increment

noun

ˈiŋ-krə-mənt

Definition of increment

as in increase

something added (as by growth) added another big increment to the sales total this quarter

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Recent Examples of increment The investment is part of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $45 million allocation of tax increment financing surplus to the Park District this year. — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026 On Friday, someone reopens the dashboards, reallocates budget by hand in 20-minute increments stolen between meetings and writes a learning into a doc that may or may not get reused. — Marvin Abdel-Massih, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 People can watch short dramas on their smartphones in the tiniest increments of time at their disposal. — Lavender Au, The Dial, 30 June 2026 They can be scaled in modular increments from single digit to hundreds of megawatts. — Vinod Khosla, Fortune, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for increment

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Noun

June was the deadliest month for Ukrainian civilians since April 2022, the United Nations said this week – an increase driven by long-range Russian missiles that have struck urban residential buildings.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
That hugely successful group also helped drive other major changes in the nation’s music-consumption habits, like an increase in CD sales.

— Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026

Definition of increase

Noun

Issues of potential fertility decline in this male population also need to be addressed, as well as signs of high testosterone including sleep issues, excess body hair, liver disease, weight gain and mood disorders.

— Nina Shapiro, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
But without housing, any gains from those programs could be short-lived, Montalvo said.

— Amber Gaudet July 18, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026

Definition of gain

Noun

Swelling from a razor-thin crescent into a cratered world before fading back into the darkness, Mars gave NASA's Psyche spacecraft both a spectacular view — and a 1,000-mph boost toward its namesake asteroid.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 22 July 2026
Burnham received a boost to his cost-of-living reduction agenda Wednesday when inflation fell to its the lowest rate in 15 months in June, buoyed by a drop of food and fuel prices.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026

Definition of boost

Noun

The adjoining high-rise, built in 1960, was expanded with a 16-story addition that horizontally bumped out the existing top dozen floors and put four more stories on the top.

— Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 2026
These odds remain unchanged despite the addition of British ticket buyers.

— Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

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