Descend and Increase

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Descend

Descend verb - To go to a lower level especially abruptly.
Usage example: leaves slowly descended from the branches in the gentle autumn wind
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Increase is an antonym for descend in topics: climb, condescend, lower a, trace ancestry from.
Nearby Words: descent, descendant, descending, descender, descendible

Increase

Increase verb - To make greater in size, amount, or number.
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Descend is an antonym for increase in decrease topic.
Nearby Words: increased, increasing, increment, increasingly, incremental
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Common collocations

chance descend chance increase chance
time descend time increase time
speed descend speed increase speed
drama descend drama increase drama
Other words: powers, abilities, levels.

Both words in one sentence

  • Comic Book / Cheetah The Berserker: Could descend into an almost mindless rage, during which her strength would increase to near superhuman levels, making her one of the rare female berserkers.
    Source: Comic Book / Cheetah
  • Franchise / Evillious Chronicles Lamarck Was Right: It is stated in the novels that people who descend from those possessed by one of the Demons of Sin can pull on their ancestor's power to increase their magical abilities.
    Source: Franchise / Evillious Chronicles
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