increasing

in-creas-ing · adjective

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Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Becoming greater or more; growing.

  2. 2.

    Present participle of increase.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    increasing number — a growing quantity
  • •
    increasing frequency — happening more often
  • •
    in increasing order — arranged from smallest to largest

Related words

Antonyms: declining, decreasing, diminishing, falling
See also: increase, increased, increasingly
Synonyms: escalating, growing, mounting, rising

Etymology

From Latin increscere ("to grow upon"), from in- ("upon") + crescere ("to grow") + English suffix -ing.