Abridgement and Increase

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Abridgement noun - A shortened version of a written work.

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Increase is an antonym for abridgement in shortening topic.

Nearby Words: abridge, abridged, abridgment, abridging

Increase noun - Something added (as by growth).

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Abridgement is an antonym for increase.

actual abridgement

actual increase

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Increase and Abridgement. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/abridgement/increase

Abridgement & Increase. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/abridgement/increase>.

Increase or Abridgement. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/abridgement/increase.

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