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 Cook in 20-second increments to prevent the kernels from splitting open. — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2026 That piece came in the form of the tax increment financing deal with the city of Des Moines, amounting to $7 million. — Kate Kealey, Des Moines Register, 28 Aug. 2026 Essentially, viewers buy online currency to keep watching series divided into one to a few minute increments. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026 Reheat gently in a skillet over medium heat with a splash of broth until warmed through, or microwave in 1-minute increments, stirring after each, until warmed through. — ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for increment

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Noun

The penalty tax is a scale that progressively increases based on how many millions a team is over the luxury-tax threshold.

— Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
After adjusting for demographic, lifestyle, health and environmental factors, the researchers found that any increase in light exposure above 3 lux during nighttime sleep was associated with measurable, subtle cardiac damage.

— Barbara Mantel, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of increase

Noun

Those gains, of course, allowed the club to partially circumnavigate La Liga’s spending controls so, even as the club lops off chunks of value from the asset each year, the Byzantine structure of it all has certainly served a purpose.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Islamophobia helped spur the rise of populist right-wing parties in Europe, alongside the migration crisis caused by Syria’s civil war and ISIS’s territorial gains in Syria and Iraq.

— Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of gain

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But Dejan Kulusevski is back in full training in a boost to head coach Roberto De Zerbi, while the club boosted their forward options with the signings of Savio and Omar Marmoush from Manchester City during the window.

— Elias Burke, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
The average survey respondent projects a significant boost in productivity and economic growth but also a substantial disruption to workers in AI-sensitive fields.

— Scott Horsley, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026

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