increase vs swell

swell vs increase

increase and swell both are nouns.

increase is not an adjective while swell is an adjective.

increase and swell both are verbs.

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

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

increase: become bigger or greater in amount
swell: increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity

Other hyponyms of increase include accrue, spike, add to, gain, gather, explode, 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.

increase (noun)	swell (noun)
the act of increasing something	a crescendo followed by a decrescendo
the amount by which something increases	the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
a change resulting in an increase	a rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor)
a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important	a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
a quantity that is added

increase (adjective)	swell (adjective)
	excellent

increase (verb)	swell (verb)
become bigger or greater in amount	expand abnormally
make bigger or more	cause to become swollen
	increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
	come up, as of a liquid
	become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger
	come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things)

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