alteration vs increase

increase vs alteration

alteration and increase both are nouns.

alteration is not a verb while increase is a verb.

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

As nouns, increase is a hyponym of alteration; that is, increase is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than alteration:

alteration: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
increase: a change resulting in an increase

Other hyponyms of alteration include acceleration, deceleration, retardation, slowing, avulsion, break, mutation, sublimation, surprise, birth, nascence, nascency, nativity, breakup, detachment, separation, vagary, fluctuation, variation, conversion, death, decease, expiry, decrease, drop-off, lessening, destabilization, easing, moderation, relief, deformation, transition, shift, transformation, transmutation, scintillation, sparkling, twinkle, play, shimmer, transmutation, damage, harm, impairment, development, revolution, chromosomal mutation, genetic mutation, mutation, sex change, loss of consciousness.

alteration (noun)	increase (noun)
the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)	the act of increasing something
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)	the amount by which something increases
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another	a change resulting in an increase
	a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
	a quantity that is added

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

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