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increasing

/ɪnˈkɹiːsɪŋ/adjective3 syllables

Increasing means: becoming greater or larger.

Synonyms for increasing15

adjective, as in becoming greater or larger

accelerative, acceleratory, accretionary, accretive, augmentative, incorporative, maximizing, maximising, multiplicative, profit-maximizing, profit-maximising, progressive, raising

adjective, as in (music) increasing in tempo and/or volume

accelerando, crescendo

Opposites of increasing

decreasing

What does increasing mean?2

adjective

1

becoming greater or larger“increasing prices”

2

(music) increasing in tempo and/or volume

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with increasing?4

two syllables

leasing
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Increasing in a sentence

  • The three-tufted, the cactus and the red-faced cannot live without increasing.sabretou
  • There are marked and rapidly, steadily increasing health benefits to giving up.AMIKEMA
  • It's not a question of increasing taxes, but of finding other solutions.unknown
  • Heavy downpours are increasing nationally, especially over the last three to five decades.Hybrid
  • Zoonotic diseases, meaning diseases transmitted by animals to humans, are increasing.Hybrid
  • The stern area had also received several hits, increasing the torpedo damage.CM
  • All liquids when heated give off vapour, the amount increasing as the temperature rises.Cangarejo
  • The words covered are steadily increasing, so check frequently.unknown

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