Decay and Increase

Opposite meaning words

Decay verb - To go through decomposition.

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Increase is an antonym for decay in topics: decline, deteriorate, collapse.

Nearby Words: decayed, decaying, decadence, decadent

Increase verb - To make greater in size, amount, or number.

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Decay is an antonym for increase.

steady	steady decay	steady increase
natural	natural decay	natural increase
total	total decay	total increase
considerable	considerable decay	considerable increase
Other adjectives: visible, massive, slow, gradual, major, general, less, further, significant, inevitable, rapid, drastic, perceived, overall.

mass	decay mass	increase mass
damage	decay damage	increase damage

Follow the Money: Here, you pick up the Judge badges instead of money to increase the combo meter or simply to top it up to counter the decay.

Source: Video Game / Judge Dredd Vs Zombies
The Spirit Command "Daunt" cannot reduce the pilot's Will below 100 and disables the effects of "evasion decay" and "placement bonus"note If a unit is surrounded on two sides by enemies, increase damage taken by 5%; if surrounded on all four sides, increase damage taken by 10%.

Source: Game Breaker / Super Robot Wars

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