accretion vs increase

accretion and increase both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
accretion	Yes	No	No	No
increase	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, increase is a hypernym of accretion; that is, increase is a word with a broader meaning than accretion:

accretion: an increase by natural growth or addition
increase: a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important

Other hypernyms of accretion include growth, increment.

As nouns, increase is a hypernym of accretion; that is, increase is a word with a broader meaning than accretion:

accretion: (geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment
increase: a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important

Other hypernyms of accretion include growth, increment.

As nouns, increase is a hypernym of accretion; that is, increase is a word with a broader meaning than accretion:

accretion: (biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles
increase: a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important

Other hypernyms of accretion include growth, increment.

As nouns, increase is a hypernym of accretion; that is, increase is a word with a broader meaning than accretion:

accretion: (astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases
increase: a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important

Other hypernyms of accretion include growth, increment.

As nouns, increase is a hypernym of accretion; that is, increase is a word with a broader meaning than accretion:

Other hypernyms of accretion include addition, gain.

accretion (noun)	increase (noun)
(law) an increase in a beneficiary's share in an estate (as when a co-beneficiary dies or fails to meet some condition or rejects the inheritance)	the act of increasing something
an increase by natural growth or addition	the amount by which something increases
(geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment	a change resulting in an increase
(biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles	a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
(astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases	a quantity that is added
something contributing to growth or increase

accretion (verb)	increase (verb)
	become bigger or greater in amount
	make bigger or more