Degradation and Increment

Degradation

Degradation noun - A change to a lower state or level.
Usage example: English teachers bemoaning the degradation of the language that e-mail and instant messaging have allegedly brought about

Increment is an antonym for degradation.

Nearby Words: degrade, degraded, degrading

Increment

Increment noun - Something added (as by growth).

Degradation is an antonym for increment.

Nearby Words: increase, incremental, incrementing, incrementation, incremented
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Increment and Degradation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/degradation/increment
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Increment or Degradation. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/degradation/increment.
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