modification vs increase

increase vs modification

modification and increase both are nouns.

modification is not a verb while increase is a verb.

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

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

modification: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
increase: a change resulting in an increase

Other hyponyms of modification include acceleration, deceleration, retardation, slowing, avulsion, break, mutation, sublimation, surprise, birth, nascence, nascency, nativity, breakup, detachment, separation, vagary, fluctuation, variation, conversion, death, decease, expiry, decrease, drop-off, lessening, destabilization, easing, moderation, relief, deformation, transition, shift, transformation, transmutation, scintillation, sparkling, twinkle, play, shimmer, transmutation, damage, harm, impairment, development, revolution, chromosomal mutation, genetic mutation, mutation, sex change, loss of consciousness.

modification (noun)	increase (noun)
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)	the act of increasing something
slightly modified copy; not an exact copy	the amount by which something increases
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another	a change resulting in an increase
the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase	a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
	a quantity that is added

modification (verb)	increase (verb)
	become bigger or greater in amount
	make bigger or more

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