increment Antonyms
Strongest:
- decrease
- lessening
- decrement
- loss
- decrement
- reduction
- loss
- lessening
- lowering
- decrease
- abatement
- fall
- abatement
- depletion
- depletion
- shrinkage
- lowering
- shrinkage
- decline
- reduction
- fall
- diminution
- decline
- diminution
Strong:
- subtraction
- falloff
- step-down
- step-down
- falloff
- deduction
- drop-off
- drop-off
- subtraction
- deduction
- diminishment
- diminishment
Weak:
No Weak antonyms found.
Meaning of increment
increment (n)
a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
the amount by which something increases
increment (n.)
The act or process of increasing; growth in bulk, guantity, number, value, or amount; augmentation; enlargement.
Matter added; increase; produce; production; -- opposed to decrement.
The increase of a variable quantity or fraction from its present value to its next ascending value; the finite quantity, generally variable, by which a variable quantity is increased.
An amplification without strict climax,
increment Sentence Examples
- The salary increment was a welcome surprise for the employees.
- The price of the car has undergone a significant increment in the past year.
- The increment in the patient's temperature was a cause for concern.
- The population of the city experienced a steady increment over the decade.
- The teacher promised an increment in the student's grades if they studied diligently.
- The scientist observed a gradual increment in the rate of the chemical reaction.
- The budget for the project received an increment to cover the increased costs.
- The increment in the number of tourists has boosted the local economy.
- The increment in the retirement age has caused widespread concern among employees.
- The company implemented a pay increment policy based on performance and seniority.
FAQs About the word increment
a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important, the amount by which something increasesThe act or process of increasing; growth in bu
addition, gain, boost,increase, accretion, plus, accrual, expansion, proliferation, accumulation
decrease, lessening, decrement, loss, decrement, reduction, loss, lessening, lowering, decrease
The salary increment was a welcome surprise for the employees.
The price of the car has undergone a significant increment in the past year.
The increment in the patient's temperature was a cause for concern.
The population of the city experienced a steady increment over the decade.
