Increase
Increase noun - Something added (as by growth).
Waste
Waste noun - A gradual weakening, loss, or destruction.
Usage example: the slow waste of the once broad beach by the relentless tide
How words are described
| base | base increase | base waste |
| solid | solid increase | solid waste |
| total | total increase | total waste |
| massive | massive increase | massive waste |
| Other adjectives: big, huge, little, ridiculous, colossal, strange, global. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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A goblin in Tanaris has invented a mechanical butcher in order to reduce waste and increase efficiency in gathering these drops.
Source: Organ Drops - The reason Galactic capital ships have wings is to increase their surface area for radiating waste heat.
- Celestial Being attacked only areas of active combat, and repeatedly tried to prevent situations that would increase civilian casualties, such as stopping a terrorist attack on a nuclear waste dump.
Source: Jumping Off the Slippery Slope
Cite this Source
Waste and Increase. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/increase/waste
Increase & Waste. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/increase/waste>.
Waste or Increase. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/increase/waste.
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