INCREMENTS Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word increments. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for INCREMENTS
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increase | verbv | |||||||
noun • a quantity that is added • a change resulting in an increase • a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important • the amount by which something increases • the act of increasing something verb • become bigger or greater in amount • make bigger or more | ||||||||
addition | nounn | |||||||
noun • a component that is added to something to improve it • the act of adding one thing to another • a quantity that is added • something added to what you already have • a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area • the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers | ||||||||
expansion | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope • a function expressed as a sum or product of terms • a discussion that provides additional information • adding information or detail | ||||||||
growth | nounn | |||||||
noun • (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level • a progression from simpler to more complex forms • a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important • vegetation that has grown • the gradual beginning or coming forth • (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor) • something grown or growing | ||||||||
supplement | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end • a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency) • a supplementary component that improves capability verb • add as a supplement to what seems insufficient • serve as a supplement to • add to the very end |