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increase vs widen

widen vs increase

increase is a noun but widen is not a noun.

increase and widen both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
increase Yes No Yes No
widen No No Yes No
As verbs, widen is a hyponym of increase; that is, widen is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than increase:
  • increase: become bigger or greater in amount
  • widen: become broader or wider or more extensive
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, appreciate, apprise, apprize, revalue, broaden, shoot up, climb, mount, rise, wax, full, wax, crescendo, swell.
As verbs, widen is a hyponym of increase; that is, widen is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than increase:
  • increase: make bigger or more
  • widen: extend in scope or range or area
Other hyponyms of increase include extend, stretch, augment, build up, enlarge, up, raise, blow up, enlarge, magnify, manifold, multiply, build, build up, ramp up, work up, amplify, blow up, expand, inflate, escalate, intensify, step up, boost, lengthen, regenerate, maximise, maximize, heighten, heighten, rise, rev, rev up, rev up, step up, advance, boost, supercharge, broaden, extend, kite.
increase (noun) widen (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) widen (verb)
become bigger or greater in amount become broader or wider or more extensive
make bigger or more extend in scope or range or area
make wider
make (clothes) larger
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