Antonyms for in creasing
Grammar : Adj, noun, verb |
Spell : in-kree-sing |
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈkri sɪŋ |
- abbreviate
- abridge
- abstain
- advance
- agree
- aid
- alleviate
- appease
- back up
- belittle
- block
- blow
- blunt
- bore
- break down
- broken
- calm
- castigate
- cave in
- cease
- censure
- cessation
- close
- collapse
- collect
- combine
- comfort
- complete
- compose
- compress
- conceal
- concentrate
- condemn
- condense
- confuse
- connect
- conservative
- constrict
- contract
- contradict
- cool
- corrupt
- cramp
- criticize
- curtail
- curtailment
- cut
- damage
- dampen
- deaden
- debase
- decelerate
- decline
- decrease
- decreasing
- deduction
- deflate
- degrade
- delay
- delight
- demolish
- demote
- denounce
- deny
- depart
- deplete
- deprecate
- depress
- descend
- destroy
- destruction
- deter
- deteriorate
- die
- diminish
- diminishment
- dirty
- disapprove
- discontinue
- discontinuous
- discourage
- discredit
- disdain
- disect
- disenchant
- disgrace
- dishearten
- dishonor
- dislike
- disorganize
- disperse
- disprove
- dissipate
- dissuade
- distress
- distribute
- divide
- drop
- dull
- dwindle
- end
- exhaust
- exit
- expedite
- extinguish
- fade
- fail
- failure
- fall
- falter
- fill
- finish
- fix
- forfeit
- free
- further
- gather
- give in
- give up
- gladden
- go
- go down
- go to sleep
- halt
- halve
- harm
- hate
- have
- help
- hide
- hinder
- hindrance
- hold
- humble
- humiliate
- hurt
- ignore
- impede
- improve
- indifference
- infrequent
- injure
- intermittent
- interrupted
- join
- keep
- kill
- lack
- languish
- lay
- leave
- lessen
- lessening
- let down
- let go
- lie
- lighten
- liquefy
- lose
- loss
- lower
- lull
- maintain
- make happy
- mar
- melt
- miniaturize
- minimize
- mislay
- miss
- mix up
- moderate
- mollify
- narrow
- need
- neglect
- pacify
- pale
- pass
- placate
- plant
- play down
- please
- pollute
- prevent
- procrastinate
- prohibit
- push down
- quench
- quiet
- quieten
- raze
- recede
- reduce
- reduction
- refrain
- refuse
- reject
- release
- relieve
- repress
- reproach
- rest
- restrict
- result
- retard
- retreat
- retrogress
- retrogression
- reveal
- ruin
- scatter
- separate
- shame
- shorten
- shrink
- shrinkage
- shrivel
- simplify
- sit
- slow
- slump
- soften
- soothe
- spend
- spread
- spurn
- squander
- stagnation
- stop
- stoppage
- straighten
- stunt
- subtract
- subtracting
- subtraction
- suppress
- surrender
- take away
- take back
- tangle
- termination
- thin
- throw away
- tranquilize
- trouble
- uncomplicate
- unconsecutive
- undermine
- undernourish
- unite
- upset
- use
- wait
- wane
- want
- waste
- weaken
- withdrawal
- wither
- withhold
- worsen
- yield
Definition of in creasing
Origin :- late 14c., "action of increasing; results of an increasing," from increase (v.).
- As in progressive : adj liberal; growing
- As in increasing : adj becoming larger
- As in increasing : adj becoming more intense
- As in rising : adj climbing
- As in sequent : adj consecutive
- As in successional : adj consecutive
- As in consecutive : adj in sequence
- As in cumulative : adj accruing; growing in size or effect
- As in exacerbation : noun intensification
- As in persistency : noun continuation
- As in addition : noun process of conjoining, adding
- As in addition : noun arithmetical process of augmentation
- As in totalization : noun addition
- As in unfolding : noun development
- As in continuation : noun addition; maintenance
- As in development : noun growth
- As in improve : verb make or become better
- As in increase : verb add or grow
- As in inflame : verb anger, aggravate
- As in intensify : verb make more forceful, severe
- As in lengthen : verb extend
- As in luxuriate : verb indulge, prosper
- As in magnify : verb enlarge, intensify
- As in mushroom : verb sprout; grow quickly
- As in pad : verb elaborate, amplify
- As in pick up : verb improve
- As in augment : verb make greater; improve
- As in progress : verb improve, advance
- As in prolong : verb extend, draw out
- As in promote : verb give a higher position in organization
- As in propagate : verb breed, reproduce
- As in prosper : verb be fortunate; succeed
- As in quicken : verb make faster; invigorate
- As in recover : verb improve in health
- As in reinforce : verb strengthen, augment
- As in spread : verb open or fan out
- As in step up : verb accelerate
- As in strengthen : verb make more forceful, powerful
- As in supplement : verb add to
- As in swell : verb become larger
- As in thrive : verb do well
- As in upgrade : verb improve
- As in wax : verb become large, fuller
- As in whet : verb arouse, excite
- As in widen : verb open up
- As in beef up : verb strengthen
- As in branch off : verb extend
- As in accrue : verb increase by addition or growth, often financial
- As in boom : verb prosper
- As in accumulate : verb gather or amass something
- As in branch off/branch out : verb extend beyond main part
- As in broaden : verb extend, supplement
- As in redouble : verb reinforce
- As in build up : verb amplify, advertise
- As in bump : verb increment
- As in up : verb elevate
- As in burgeon : verb bloom
- As in eke : verb lengthen
- As in up : verb boost
- As in outstretch : verb spread
- As in prolongate : verb lengthen
- As in ramify : verb branch
- As in uprise : verb get up
- As in vitalize : verb quicken
- As in come on : verb advance, progress
- As in deepen : verb make more intense
- As in aggrandize : verb cause something to seem or be greater, bigger
- As in aggravate : verb cause to become worse
- As in dilate : verb stretch, widen
- As in distend : verb bulge, swell
- As in double : verb make two of; make twice as large
- As in elevate : verb promote; augment
- As in enhance : verb improve, embellish
- As in evolve : verb develop, progress
- As in exacerbate : verb infuriate; make worse
- As in expand : verb extend, augment
- As in extend : verb make larger, longer
- As in fan : verb provoke
- As in fatten : verb grow or make bigger; nourish
- As in flourish : verb grow, prosper
- As in gain : verb acquire, win
- As in get up : verb mount; get out of bed
- As in grow : verb become larger, evolve
- As in heap : verb amass, collect in pile
- As in heighten : verb intensify
Synonyms for in creasing
- abound
- accelerate
- accelerating
- accent
- accentuate
- accentuating
- accession
- acclaim
- accomplish
- accretion
- accrue
- accruing
- accumulate
- accumulating
- accumulative
- achieve
- acquire
- activate
- actuate
- add
- add fuel
- add fuel to fire
- add insult to injury
- add to
- adding
- adding to
- addition
- additive
- additory
- adjoining
- adorn
- adulthood
- advance
- advanced
- advancement
- advancing
- affixing
- after
- age
- agglomerate
- aggrandize
- aggravate
- aggravation
- aggregate
- agitate
- amalgamate
- amass
- amassed
- ameliorate
- amend
- amplify
- animate
- anneal
- annex
- annexation
- annoy
- applaud
- appoint
- appreciate
- arise
- arouse
- arrange
- array
- arrive
- ascend
- ascending
- assemble
- assiduity
- attachment
- attain
- augment
- augmentation
- augmenting
- avant-garde
- awake
- awaken
- back up
- balloon
- bank
- bask
- batten
- be displayed
- be distributed
- be enriched
- be in clover
- be inflated
- be on top of heap
- be out of woods
- be profuse
- be prolix
- bear
- bear fruit
- beautify
- become
- become better
- become bloated
- become distended
- become rich
- become swollen
- become wealthy
- beef up
- beget
- belly
- benefit
- better
- bifurcate
- billow
- bleeding-heart
- bless
- blister
- bloat
- bloom
- blossom
- blow up
- bolster
- boom
- booming
- boost
- bounce back
- brace
- branch off
- branch out
- breadthen
- breed
- brighten
- bring in
- bring together
- broad
- broad-minded
- broaden
- broadening
- bud
- build
- build up
- building
- building up
- buildup
- bulge
- bulk
- bulk up
- bunch
- burgeon
- burn
- burst
- burst forth
- buttress
- cache
- capture
- carry
- carry on
- cast
- catch on
- chain
- challenge
- chronological
- chrysalis
- circulate
- civilize
- clean up
- clear
- climb
- coarsen
- coat
- collect
- collective
- collocate
- come
- come along
- come around
- come to be
- commend
- compile
- complement
- complete
- complicate
- compound
- computing
- concentrate
- confirm
- connected
- constant
- consummate
- continuance
- continue
- continuing
- continuity
- continuous
- continuum
- convalesce
- correct
- corroborate
- counting
- cover
- cram
- crane
- cultivate
- cumulate
- darken
- daub
- deepen
- deepening
- delay
- delight
- deposit
- derive
- detail
- detonate
- develop
- developing
- diffuse
- dignify
- dilate
- disclose
- dispatch
- disperse
- distend
- distinguish
- distort
- disturb
- diverge
- diversify
- divide
- do well
- do wonders
- doctor up
- dominant
- double
- drag one's feet
- drag out
- draw
- draw out
- draw together
- dualize
- dump
- dupe
- duplicate
- duplify
- duration
- dynamic
- earn
- eat up
- economize
- edit
- educe
- egg on
- elaborate
- elaborating
- elevate
- elongate
- embellish
- embitter
- embroider
- emend
- emerge
- emerging
- emphasize
- emphasizing
- empower
- endurance
- enduring
- energize
- engender
- enhance
- enjoy
- enkindle
- enlarge
- enlargement
- enlarging
- enlightened
- enlist
- ennoble
- enrage
- enrich
- ensuing
- enterprising
- envenom
- escalate
- escalating
- establish
- eulogize
- even out
- evolution
- evolvement
- evolving
- exacerbate
- exaggerate
- exalt
- exasperate
- excite
- excogitate
- expand
- expanding
- expansion
- expatiate
- expedite
- explicate
- explode
- expound
- extend
- extension
- fan
- fan out
- fan the flames
- fare well
- father
- fatten
- favor
- feast
- feather nest
- fecundate
- feed
- feed the fire
- feel oneself again
- fertilize
- fill
- fill out
- fill up
- fire
- fire up
- flatten
- flesh out
- flourish
- flourishing
- flow
- flower
- flowering
- fold
- following
- foment
- forge ahead
- fork
- fortify
- forward-looking
- fudge
- fulfill
- further
- furtherance
- gain
- gain ground
- gain weight
- gall
- galvanize
- gather
- generate
- germinate
- get
- get ahead
- get back on feet
- get better
- get bigger
- get fat
- get in shape
- get on
- get out from under
- get over
- get places
- get taller
- get there
- get to
- get to one's feet
- get well
- getting big
- glean
- glorify
- gloss
- go
- go from bad to worse
- go great guns
- go off
- go on
- go places
- go to town
- go-ahead
- goad
- going on
- going up
- gradual
- graduate
- graduated
- grate
- group
- grow
- grow full
- grow larger
- grow rapidly
- grow rich
- growing
- growth
- harden
- harvest
- hasten
- have
- heal
- heap
- heap together
- heaped
- heat
- heat up
- heighten
- heightening
- help
- hike
- hike up
- hit it big
- hit on
- hit the jackpot
- hoard
- hold
- hold up
- honor
- hurry
- husband
- hype
- ignite
- impassion
- impel
- impregnate
- improve
- improvement
- in order
- in turn
- incense
- incite
- inclusion
- incorporate
- increase
- increasing
- increscent
- inflame
- inflate
- infold
- infuriate
- innervate
- innerve
- inseminate
- inspire
- intensate
- intensify
- intensifying
- intensity
- intoxicate
- invigorate
- irritate
- issue
- jack up
- jazz up
- jump
- jump up
- justify
- kick upstairs
- kindle
- land
- last
- later
- lay
- left
- left of center
- lend a hand
- lengthen
- lenient
- let it ride
- let out
- level
- lie
- lift
- light
- lighten
- line
- live extravagantly
- live high on hog
- live in luxury
- live it up
- liven
- load
- load up
- logical
- look up
- loop
- love
- lump
- luxuriate
- madden
- magnify
- magnifying
- maintaining
- make
- make a bundle
- make a comeback
- make a go
- make a killing
- make better
- make firm
- make first rate
- make good
- make haste
- make headway
- make higher
- make it
- make longer
- make mark
- make money
- make out
- make pregnant
- make strides
- making progress
- mantle
- mark up
- mass
- maturate
- maturation
- mature
- maturing
- maturity
- meliorate
- mend
- modern
- mother
- motivate
- mound
- mount
- mounting
- move
- move forward
- move up
- multiply
- multiplying
- mushroom
- net
- numerical
- obtain
- one after another
- ongoing
- ontogenesis
- ontogeny
- onward
- open
- open out
- open up
- open wide
- open-minded
- originate
- outspread
- outstretch
- overcome
- overdo
- overdraw
- overfeed
- overlay
- overstate
- overtake
- pack
- pad
- paint
- parlay
- part
- perfect
- perfecting
- perk up
- perpetuate
- perpetuating
- perpetuation
- persistence
- persisting
- pervade
- pick up
- piggyback
- pile
- pile out
- pile up
- piling up
- pillar
- pique
- plait
- pleat
- plicate
- plug
- plump
- point
- polish
- pop up
- postscript
- pouch
- pour it on
- pout
- praise
- precipitate
- prefer
- prepare
- preservation
- preserving
- proceed
- procreate
- procure
- produce
- producing
- production
- profit
- progress
- progression
- progressive
- proliferate
- proliferating
- prolong
- prolongate
- prolongation
- prolonging
- promote
- prop
- prop up
- propagate
- propagation
- prosper
- protract
- protracting
- protraction
- protrude
- provoke
- publicize
- puff
- puff out
- puff up
- pull through
- pullulate
- punch up
- purify
- push one's button
- put flesh on
- put on weight
- put out
- put up
- pyramid
- quicken
- rack up
- radiate
- radical
- raise
- rally
- ramify
- rattle one's cage
- reach
- realize
- ream
- reap
- rebound
- reckoning
- recommence
- recover
- rectify
- recuperate
- redouble
- refine
- reform
- reformist
- refresh
- regain one's health
- regain one's strength
- regenerate
- reinforce
- reinforcement
- reinforcing
- rejuvenate
- relish
- renew
- reopen
- repeat
- replicate
- restart
- restore
- result
- resume
- return to form
- revamp
- revel
- revise
- revitalize
- revive
- revolutionary
- rile
- riot
- ripen
- ripening
- rise
- rise and shine
- rise in value
- rising
- roil
- roll
- roll out
- roll up
- rollick
- round out
- round up
- rouse
- rub salt in a wound
- run
- run on
- run up
- running
- scale
- scare up
- score
- secure
- send up
- separate
- sequel
- sequent
- sequential
- serial
- serialized
- seriate
- seriatim
- set
- set off
- set right
- set up
- settle
- shake up
- shape up
- sharpen
- sharpening
- shine
- shoot
- shoot up
- shore
- shore up
- sinew
- sire
- skip
- skyrocket
- skyrocketing
- slap on
- smear
- snap back
- snowball
- snowballing
- soaring
- sober up
- soup up
- speed
- speed up
- spike
- spin
- spin off
- spin out
- spiraling
- spotlight
- sprawl
- spray
- spread
- spread out
- spreading
- spring
- spring out
- spring up
- sprout
- sprouting
- spur
- spurt
- stack
- stack up
- stall
- stand
- stand up for
- start anew
- steam up
- steel
- stem
- step up
- stiffen
- stimulate
- stir
- stir up
- stockpile
- store
- store up
- straighten out
- straighten up
- strengthen
- stress
- stretch
- stretch out
- strew
- strike it rich
- string out
- stroke
- stuff
- subdivide
- subsequent
- subsidize
- substantiate
- succedent
- succeed
- succeeding
- succession
- successional
- successive
- suffuse
- summation
- summative
- summing
- supplement
- supply
- support
- surge
- surging
- sustain
- sustaining
- sustenance
- swarm
- sweeten
- swell
- swelling
- tabulating
- tack on
- tag on
- take
- take it easy
- take off
- take turn for better
- take up
- teem
- temper
- tenacity
- thicken
- thrive
- tolerant
- tone
- tone up
- top
- totaling
- toting
- touch up
- toughen
- triple
- truck
- tumefy
- turn
- turn out
- turn out well
- turn over new leaf
- turn the corner
- uncoil
- underline
- understandable
- unfold
- unfolding
- unfurl
- uninterrupted
- unite
- unravel
- unraveling
- unroll
- untwist
- unwind
- up
- up-and-coming
- up-to-date
- update
- upgrade
- upgrowth
- upping
- uprise
- upspring
- upsurge
- upsurging
- urge
- vegetate
- vex
- vitalize
- vivificate
- vivify
- wake
- waken
- wallow
- wanton
- wax
- waxing
- well up
- whet
- whip up
- wide
- widen
- widening
- win over
- work out
- work up
- worsen
- worsening
- yield
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