Increase
Increase noun - Something added (as by growth).
Usage example: shortly after he turned 12, he had a sudden height increase
Supplement is a synonym for increase in augment topic. In some cases you can use "Supplement" instead the word "Increase" as a verb or a noun or a pronoun, when it comes to topics like add to, add or grow.
Supplement
Supplement noun - Something added (as by growth).
Usage example: this new rule restricting e-mail to job-related activity is only a supplement to the preexisting policy regarding personal use of company resources
Increase is a synonym for supplement in augment topic. You can use "Increase" instead the word "Supplement" as a noun or a verb or a pronoun, if it concerns topics such as add to, surcharge.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- addition and increase
- addition and supplement
- extension and increase
- extension and supplement
- enhance and increase
- enhance and supplement
- extend and increase
- extend and supplement
- augmentation and increase
- augmentation and supplement
- gain and increase
- gain and supplement
- raise and increase
- raise and supplement
How words are described
| free | free increase | free supplement |
| small | small increase | small supplement |
| actual | actual increase | actual supplement |
| large | large increase | large supplement |
| Other adjectives: temporary, later, recent. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The synthet of Etherlords live on land where plants welk and flesh withers, so instead, they seek to increase their perfection: "the presence of specially created synthetic elements in the body, to replace and supplement imperfect organic elements".
Source: Machine Worship
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