Increased and Wanted

Increased

Increased adjective - Being at a higher level than average.

Wanted and increased are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wanted" instead a verb "Increased".

Nearby Words: increase, increasing, increasingly

Wanted

Wanted adjective - Desired or wished for or sought.

Increased and wanted are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Increased" instead a verb "Wanted".

Nearby Words: want, wanting

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Both words in one sentence

  • Evil Counterpart / Comic Books DuckTales even increased the similarities by making Flintheart Scottish, the same nationality as Scrooge — though this was because he was originally South African in the comics, and they wanted to avoid unfortunate connections.
  • Music / Red Hot Chili Peppers Despite the fact that John's guitar playing nearly derailed the song, it increased album sales and popularity for the band, which was the opposite of what he actually wanted.
  • A notable soundtrack example: Christopher Nolan wanted Paranoid Android by Radiohead to close out Memento, but the licensing fee would have increased the (already quite low) budget by too much.
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