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increase vs add

add vs increase

increase is a noun but add is not a noun.

increase and add both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
increase Yes No Yes No
add No No Yes No
As verbs, add is a hyponym of increase; that is, add is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than increase:
  • increase: become bigger or greater in amount
  • add: make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
Other hyponyms of increase include accrue, spike, add to, gain, gather, explode, irrupt, pyramid, snowball, accumulate, amass, conglomerate, cumulate, gather, pile up, deepen, intensify, compound, deepen, heighten, intensify, grow, pullulate, widen, appreciate, apprise, apprize, revalue, broaden, shoot up, climb, mount, rise, wax, full, wax, crescendo, swell.
increase (noun) add (noun)
the act of increasing something
the amount by which something increases
a change resulting in an increase
a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
a quantity that is added
increase (verb) add (verb)
become bigger or greater in amount make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
make bigger or more make an addition by combining numbers
determine the sum of
state or say further
bestow a quality on
constitute an addition
Difference between increase and add

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