Double
Double verb - To make twice as great or as many.
Usage example: we doubled our investment in six months
Increase is a synonym for double in action topic. In some cases you can use "Increase" instead a verb "Double", when it comes to topics like make two of.
How words are described
| short | short double | short increase |
| simple | simple double | simple increase |
| big | big double | big increase |
| huge | huge double | huge increase |
| Other adjectives: slow, noticeable, temporary, extra. | ||
Common collocations
| capacity | double capacity | increase capacity |
| strength | double strength | increase strength |
| score | double score | increase score |
| value | double value | increase value |
| Other words: amount, number, rate, duration, factor, length, money, gain, income, weight, height, bar, count, output, resistance, effectiveness, risk, defense, multiplier, chances, powers, stat. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Between the CS increase and the double damage against undead (and the Helghast is apparently so scared of the sword it forgets about using its psychic powers), you can safely and very satisfyingly crush the monster.
Source: Literature / Lone Wolf -
Double Spoiler, which is the most cited attempt at unintentional jossing of a wide variety of things, caused an increase in Alternate Character Interpretations.
Source: Jossed -
Stephen tread on one with a double-bluff question about "The Man with Two Brains" — leading to an increase in double bluffs and other provocations whenever David is on the panel.
Source: Series / QI
Cite this Source
Increase and Double. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/double/increase
Double & Increase. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/double/increase>.
Increase or Double. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/double/increase.
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