increment Synonyms
Strongest:
- reduction
- abatement
- decrease
- decrement
- lessening
- lowering
- lowering
- fall
- decline
- decrease
- shrinkage
- decrement
- shrinkage
- depletion
- decline
- diminution
- lessening
- abatement
- loss
- reduction
- loss
- fall
- depletion
- diminution
Strong:
- deduction
- drop-off
- diminishment
- falloff
- step-down
- diminishment
- falloff
- subtraction
- subtraction
- step-down
- drop-off
- deduction
Weak:
No Weak antonyms found.
increment Meaning
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
increase, gain, boost, addition, accumulation, accretion, proliferation, raise, step-up, augmentation
reduction, abatement, decrease, decrement, lessening, lowering, lowering, fall, decline, 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.
