Increase
Increase verb - To make greater in size, amount, or number.
Stab
Stab verb - To penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object.
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Synonyms for Stab
How words are described
| brief | brief increase | brief stab |
| direct | direct increase | direct stab |
| standard | standard increase | standard stab |
| simple | simple increase | simple stab |
| Other adjectives: actual, massive, big, major, minor, later, extra, random, sudden. | ||
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Both words in one sentence
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As of Mass Effect 3, shotguns can be equipped with bayonets, which increase melee damage and change the sound so it's a little less thwack and a bit more stab.
Source: Bayonet Ya -
Due to the way upgrades work, these tiny units benefit even more from the extra experience, as the damage increase is a flat raise for everyone, even if they stab you five times per second.
Source: Magikarp Power - Borderlands features handguns with huge blades attached to them that increase melee damage, though the animation is a slash rather than a stab (which is fairly inconvenient, as it doubles the melee animation length for no bonuses).
Source: Bayonet Ya
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Stab and Increase. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/increase/stab
Increase & Stab. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/increase/stab>.
Stab or Increase. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/increase/stab.
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