INCREMENTS Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

increments

noun

plural of increment

as in increases

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

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Recent Examples of increments Place the remaining ¼ cup (45 g) chocolate chips in a small microwave-safe bowl and heat at 50% power in 10-second increments, stirring well with a rubber spatula after each, until melted, about 30 seconds total. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026 Customers don’t care about sprint increments or how quickly the latest release landed. — Tim Lee, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Emergency funds are common in many sports stadium and arena financings, albeit in smaller increments. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2026 Turning, however, needed to be done in 90-degree increments, which created some potentially confusing graphics as entire scenes abruptly appeared. — Mark J. P. Wolf, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026 The project started shooting less than two weeks after the end of Hüller’s campaign for Anatomy of a Fall, which netted her a best-actress Oscar nomination — and shot in small increments over many months from there. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026 These Bonus Bets are given to you once a week in $20 bonus bet increments for five weeks. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026 The base credit could be raised to a 30% rate in increments of 5% if the productions meet certain requirements. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2026 Those who are buying individual issues from the government via TreasuryDirect can purchase them in increments of $100 and in 5-, 10- and 30-year maturities. — Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026

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Proponents say these are projects California communities are dying to build, hampered by cost increases and delays from CEQA litigation.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Raman and a majority of her colleagues had voted the previous year for a package of increases that would culminate in a $30-per-hour minimum wage in summer 2028.

— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of increases

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Indiana Sportsbook Welcome Offers Indiana sportsbooks offer various sign-up promotions to attract new users, most commonly bet-and-get promos, deposit matches, and profit boosts.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Simple tilt fix Researchers found that tilting a cell relative to gravity boosts performance.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026

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