increase vs widening
widening vs increaseincrease and widening both are nouns.
increase is a verb but widening is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| increase | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| widening | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
widening is a hyponym of
increase; that is, widening is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
increase:
- increase: a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
- widening: an increase in width
Other hyponyms of increase include
accession, accretion, accumulation, accretion, accretion, accretion, multiplication, population growth, proliferation, pullulation, relaxation, broadening.
| increase (noun) | widening (noun) |
|---|---|
| the act of increasing something | the act of making something wider |
| the amount by which something increases | a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park |
| a change resulting in an increase | an increase in width |
| a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important | |
| a quantity that is added |
| increase (verb) | widening (verb) |
|---|---|
| become bigger or greater in amount | |
| make bigger or more |
Words related to "increase"
- accession
- accretion
- accrual
- accrue
- accruement
- accumulate
- accumulation
- add
- add to
- addition
- advance
- aggrandisement
- aggrandizement
- alter
- alteration
- amass
- amount
- amplification
- amplify
- appreciate
- appreciation
- apprise
- apprize
- augment
- augmentation
- blow up
- boost
- broaden
- broadening
- build
- build up
- change
- change magnitude
- change of magnitude
- climb
- compound
- concentration
- conglomerate
- cost increase
- crescendo
- cumulate
- decrease
- deepen
- elevation
- enlarge
- enlargement
- escalate
- escalation
- exaggeration
- expand
- expanding upon
- expansion
- explode
- explosion
- extend
- fare increase
- full
- gain
- gather
- grow
- growth
- heighten
- hike
- inclusion
- increment
- indefinite quantity
- inflate
- intensification
- intensify
- irrupt
- jump
- kite
- leap
- lengthen
- magnify
- manifold
- maximation
- maximisation
- maximise
- maximization
- maximize
- modification
- modify
- mount
- multiplication
- multiply
- physical process
- pile up
- population growth
- price increase
- process
- proliferation
- pullulate
- pullulation
- pyramid
- raise
- ramp up
- regenerate
- relaxation
- rev
- rev up
- revalue
- rise
- run-up
- runup
- salary increase
- scale up
- shoot up
- snowball
- spike
- split
- split up
- step up
- step-up
- stock split
- strengthening
- stretch
- supercharge
- supplement
- supplementation
- surge
- swell
- tax boost
- tax hike
- tax-increase
- up
- up-tick
- upsurge
- wage hike
- wage increase
- wax
- waxing
- widen
- widening
- work up
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