Deletion and Increase

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Deletion noun - Something left out.

Usage example: one of the deletions from the final cut of the movie turned out to be my one line of dialogue

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Increase is an antonym for deletion.

Nearby Words: delete, deleted, deleting, dele, deleter

Increase noun - Something added (as by growth).

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Deletion is an antonym for increase.

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Increase and Deletion. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/deletion/increase

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Increase or Deletion. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/deletion/increase.

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