Increasing and Refining

Increasing

Increasing adjective - Becoming greater or larger.

Refining and increasing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Refining" instead an adjective "Increasing".

Nearby Words: increase, increased, increasingly

Refining

Refining noun - The process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.).
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Synonyms for Refining

Increasing and refining are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Increasing" instead an adjective "Refining".

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