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adjective

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resulting in an increase in amount or number

  • bought more apples in order to make a bigger pie
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added, additional, another, else, farther, fresh, further, other
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accessory, adjunct, collateral, extraneous, peripheral, side, supplemental, supplementary

new

excess, extra, plus, spare, supernumerary, supervenient, surplus

complementary, contributory
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fewer, less

more

adverb

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1 in addition to what has been said

  • the sci-fi movie was totally unbelievable and, what's more, it was boring
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additionally, again, also, besides, either, further, furthermore, likewise, moreover, then, too, withal, yet
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as well, for good measure, in addition to, into the bargain (also in the bargain), on top of, to boot, what's more

2 to a greater or higher extent

  • the boxers for this bout are more evenly matched than the last two were
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better

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noun

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something added (as by growth)

  • add a little more to the mixture
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accretion, accrual, addendum, addition, augmentation, boost, expansion, gain, increase, increment, plus, proliferation, raise, rise, step-up, supplement, uptick
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accumulation, assemblage, collection, gathering

complement

accession, appendix, continuation, extension, uptrend, upturn

jump, run-up, spike
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deduction, subtraction
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abatement, decline, decrease, decrement, depletion, diminishment, diminution, drop-off, fall, falloff, lessening, loss, lowering, reduction, shrinkage, step-down

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