Increase and Shrink

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Increase

Increase verb - To make greater in size, amount, or number.
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Antonyms for Increase
Shrink is an antonym for increase in topics: raise, grow, decrease, add or grow.
Nearby Words: increased, increasing, increment, increasingly, incremental

Shrink

Shrink verb - To become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matter.
Usage example: the sweater will shrink a little when washed
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Synonyms for Shrink
Antonyms for Shrink
Increase is an antonym for shrink in topics: decrease, stretch, become smaller.
Nearby Words: shrinking, shrinkage
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Common collocations

energy increase energy shrink energy
rate increase rate shrink rate
size increase size shrink size
population increase population shrink population
Other words: damage.

Both words in one sentence

  • Alum gag: One gag used in cartoons was when someone ingested the multi-use substance alum, their lips would tighten to a pucker, their head would shrink, or their voice would increase in pitch
    Source: Forgotten Trope
  • Film / Ant-Man To accomplish this, Pym outfits Lang with the "Ant-Man" suit, a piece of technology with the ability to both increase the wearer's strength and shrink them down to the size of an ant.Other cast members include Michael Peña as Luis, T.I.
    Source: Film / Ant-Man
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