Confine and Increase

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Confine

Confine verb - To set bounds or an upper limit for.
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Increase is an antonym for confine in enclose topic.
Nearby Words: confinement, confining

Increase

Increase verb - To make greater in size, amount, or number.
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Synonyms for Increase
Antonyms for Increase
Confine is an antonym for increase.
Nearby Words: increased, increasing, increment, increasingly, incremental
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number confine number increase number

Both words in one sentence

  • Useful Notes / Nuclear Weapons Detonating a bomb inside a valley will confine the blast to a greater degree but increase the destruction within the affected area because the blast would be deflected off the valley walls.
    Source: Useful Notes / Nuclear Weapons
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