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- [in-kree-sing]
- /ɪnˈkri sɪŋ/
- /ɪnˈkriːs/
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- [in-kree-sing]
- /ɪnˈkri sɪŋ/
Definitions of increasing word
- adjective increasing growing larger or greater; enlarging; augmenting. 1
- adjective increasing Mathematics. (of a function) having the property that for any two points in the domain such that one is larger than the other, the image of the larger point is greater than or equal to the image of the smaller point; nondecreasing. Compare decreasing (def 2). 1
- verb with object increasing to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes. 1
- verb without object increasing to become greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality: Sales of automobiles increased last year. 1
- verb without object increasing to multiply by propagation. 1
- verb without object increasing to wax, as the moon. 1
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Origin of increasing
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600; See origin at increase, -ing2
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Parts of speech for Increasing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
increasing popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
increasing usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for increasing
adj increasing
- growing — becoming greater in quantity, size, extent, or intensity: growing discontent among industrial workers.
- rising — advancing, ascending, or mounting: rising smoke.
- booming — perceived as too loud
- maturing — complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush.
- broadening — The act of becoming broader.
adjective increasing
- cumulative — If a series of events have a cumulative effect, each event makes the effect greater.
- collective — Collective actions, situations, or feelings involve or are shared by every member of a group of people.
- accumulative — If something is accumulative, it becomes greater in amount, number, or intensity over a period of time.
- aggregate — An aggregate amount or score is made up of several smaller amounts or scores added together.
- amassed — to gather for oneself; collect as one's own: to amass a huge amount of money.
noun increasing
- persistency — the act or fact of persisting.
- ontogeny — the development or developmental history of an individual organism.
- upgrowth — the process of growing up; development: the upgrowth of nuclear science.
- maturation — the act or process of maturating.
- development — Development is the gradual growth or formation of something.
Antonyms for increasing
adjective increasing
- diminishing — Make or become less.
- falling — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
Top questions with increasing
- find the intervals on which f is increasing or decreasing?
- on what interval is f increasing?
- how does cell division solve the problem of increasing size?
- increasing interest expense will have what effect on ebit?
- why do some countries fear increasing economic interdependence?
- on what interval is the function increasing?
- what does increasing consumer confidence do?
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