increase vs explode

explode vs increase

increase is a noun but explode is not a noun.

increase and explode both are verbs.

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

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

increase: become bigger or greater in amount
explode: increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner

Other hyponyms of increase include accrue, spike, add to, gain, gather, irrupt, pyramid, snowball, accumulate, amass, conglomerate, cumulate, gather, pile up, add, 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)	explode (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)	explode (verb)
become bigger or greater in amount	burst outward, usually with noise
make bigger or more	cause to burst with a violent release of energy
	increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner
	be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise
	burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction
	show a violent emotional reaction
	show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete
	drive from the stage by noisy disapproval
	cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/
	destroy by exploding

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