All decrease antonyms
de·crease
D d noun decrease
- addition — An addition to something is a thing which is added to it.
- development — Development is the gradual growth or formation of something.
- growth — the act or process, or a manner of growing; development; gradual increase.
verb decrease
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- grow — to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
- improve — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
- ascend — If you ascend a hill or staircase, you go up it.
- lengthen — to make longer; make greater in length.
- prolong — to lengthen out in time; extend the duration of; cause to continue longer: to prolong one's stay abroad.
- compliment — A compliment is a polite remark that you say to someone to show that you like their appearance, appreciate their qualities, or approve of what they have done.
- laud — to praise; extol.
- praise — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- liberate — to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
- rise — to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
- raise — to move to a higher position; lift up; elevate: to raise one's hand; sleepy birds raising their heads and looking about.
- develop — When something develops, it grows or changes over a period of time and usually becomes more advanced, complete, or severe.
- strengthen — to make stronger; give strength to.
- irritate — to excite to impatience or anger; annoy.
- go up — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- upset — to overturn: to upset a pitcher of milk.
- build — If you build something, you make it by joining things together.
- add — ADD is an abbreviation for attention deficit disorder.