increase

noun

Meaning

An amount by which a quantity is increased.
For a quantity, the act or process of becoming larger
Offspring, progeny
The creation of one or more new stitches; see Increase (knitting).

Synonyms

enlargement,

expansion,

gain,

increment,

raise,

rise

verb

Meaning

(of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater.
"His rage only increased when I told him of the lost money."
To make (a quantity, etc.) larger.
To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific.
To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax.
"The Moon increases."

Synonyms

go up,

grow,

rise,

shoot up,

soar,

wax,

increment,

raise,

up,

proliferate,

propagate,

teem,

wax