Processes

Synonyms for increase

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · noun · Reason line included

The sensenounTier 2, TreelineProcesses

a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important

The increase in unemployment.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

growth

Same sentence, swapped: The growth in unemployment.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for increase as it is used in the sentence above.

decrease
activity
execution

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Closest first: other processes words at Treeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

dischargeverb, nouncompletecomplete or carry outTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line meltverb, nounrunreduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heatingTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line developmentnounevolutiona process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)Treeline2 senses slumpnounslacka noticeable deterioration in performance or qualityRidgeline sterileadjectiveuninspireddeficient in originality or creativityHigh Camp2 sensesHas a reason line actionnounactivitya process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)FoothillsHas a reason line recognitionnounidentificationthe process of recognizing something or someone by rememberingTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line reduceverbcutcut down onTreeline2 senses

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