Increase and Skid

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

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Skid is an antonym for increase.

Skid verb - To go to a lower level especially abruptly.

Usage example: the local economy skidded when the last manufacturing plant moved away

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Increase is an antonym for skid.

The Slippery Skid causes an involuntary rapid increase in the tempo.

Source: Western Animation / The Three Little Bops

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Skid or Increase. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/increase/skid.

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