Increase and Lose

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

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Lose is an antonym for increase in add or grow topic.

Lose verb - To be unable to find or have at hand.

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Increase is an antonym for lose.

Nearby Words: loser, losing

ability	increase ability	lose ability
power	increase power	lose power
strength	increase strength	lose strength
amount	increase amount	lose amount
Other words: chance, time, level, health, money, weight, points, skills, powers, abilities.

Version 2.0.0 added S and S+ on top of those, with the catch that once reaching S rank the player can no longer increase or lose rank via Squad Battles, and instead has to rely on regular Ranked Battles for it.

Source: Video Game / Splatoon
In addition, the third game will increase your health/defense and eventually increase your attack strength if you repeatedly lose in a major fight (e.g., a boss battle).

Source: Franchise / Sly Cooper
And if you lose a Turtle, expect that exponentiality to increase by leaps and bounds, as the dungeon that contains your captured Turtle is also randomly generated.

Source: Marathon Level

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