Increase and Lie

Increase

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

Lie and increase are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lie" instead a verb "Increase".

Lie

Lie verb - To make a statement one knows to be untrue.

Increase and lie are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Increase" instead a verb "Lie".

Nearby Word: lied

How words are described

direct direct increase direct lie
total total increase total lie
standard standard increase standard lie
simple simple increase simple lie
Other adjectives: small, actual, massive, big, huge, new, major, ridiculous, whopping.

Common collocations

time increase time lie time

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Custom Robo Difficulty Spike: When it is revealed that the world you know is a lie and the "real" world was destroyed generations ago the difficulty takes a noticeable increase from the rest of the game.
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