Dent
Dent noun - The amount by which something is lessened.
Usage example: a little belt-tightening would at least make a small dent in our credit-card debt
Increase
Increase noun - Something added (as by growth).
How words are described
| corresponding | corresponding dent | corresponding increase |
| considerable | considerable dent | considerable increase |
| visible | visible dent | visible increase |
| small | small dent | small increase |
| Other adjectives: massive, large, big, huge, little, slight, flat, noticeable, new, permanent, major, minor, slightest, significant. | ||
Common collocations
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Increase and Dent. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 17, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dent/increase
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