increasing
AdjectiveUS[in-kree-sing]/ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ/3 syllables
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Adjective (2)
- becoming greater or larger“increasing prices”Opposite decreasingSimilar raising, profit-maximizing, accretionary, incorporative, accretive, augmentative, accelerative, progressive +2 more
- (music) increasing in tempo and/or volumeOpposite decreasingSimilar crescendo, accelerando
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
increasing adjective
1. becoming greater or larger; as, increasing prices. [Narrower terms: accretionary ; augmenting, augmentative, building ; expanding ; flared, flaring ; growing ; incorporative ; lengthening ; maximizing ; multiplicative ; profit-maximizing ; raising ; accretive ; rising ] decreasing
2. same as growing, 1. prenominal Syn. — growing(prenominal), incremental.
3. Music increasing in some musical quality. Opposite of decreasing. [Narrower terms: accelerando ; crescendo ]
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5