Depreciate and Increase

Depreciate

Depreciate verb - To diminish the price or value of.
Usage example: a faded finish will really depreciate your car when you decide to trade it in

Increase is an antonym for depreciate in topics: belittle, devalue.

Increase

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

Depreciate is an antonym for increase.

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Increase and Depreciate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/depreciate/increase
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Increase or Depreciate. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/depreciate/increase.
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