100 Words to Use Instead of “Increase”

100 Words to Use Instead of

No. Term Definition
1. Accentuate Make more noticeable or prominent.
2. Accrue Accumulate or add up over time.
3. Activate Make active or operative; set in motion.
4. Advance Move forward; improve in progress.
5. Aggrandize Make greater in power or importance.
6. Amplify Make larger, stronger, or more intense.
7. Appreciate Rise in value over time.
8. Augment Add to; make larger.
9. Beef up Make stronger or more substantial.
10. Boost Raise or improve quickly.
11. Broaden Make wider in range or scope.
12. Build Develop or add gradually.
13. Build up Increase by accumulating or developing.
14. Bump up Raise slightly or incrementally.
15. Catapult Send upward or forward suddenly.
16. Climb Rise steadily over time.
17. Compound Grow by adding interest or effects.
18. Consolidate gains Secure and build on progress.
19. Crescendo Grow gradually to a peak.
20. Cultivate Foster growth or development.
21. Deepen Make more intense or profound.
22. Develop Grow or expand over time.
23. Dilate Expand or become wider.
24. Double Make twice as much.
25. Drive up Push higher, often by influence.
26. Elevate Raise to a higher level.
27. Enhance Improve quality, value, or extent.
28. Enlarge Make bigger in size or scope.
29. Escalate Rise rapidly in intensity or scale.
30. Expand Become larger or more extensive.
31. Extend Make longer or cover more.
32. Fan the flames Intensify a situation or feeling.
33. Fatten Make fuller; add bulk.
34. Fortify Strengthen or reinforce.
35. Gain Grow in amount, value, or strength.
36. Galvanize Spur into sudden action or growth.
37. Gear up Prepare to raise effort or output.
38. Generate more Produce a greater amount.
39. Grow Become larger or more numerous.
40. Hasten Speed up; make happen sooner.
41. Heighten Make more intense or pronounced.
42. Hike Raise, often sharply.
43. Hoist Lift or raise upward.
44. Improve Make better or more effective.
45. Increment Increase by a small amount.
46. Intensify Make stronger or more extreme.
47. Jack up Raise abruptly, often prices.
48. Jump Rise suddenly or sharply.
49. Jump-start Start and accelerate progress quickly.
50. Kick up Increase, often suddenly.
51. Lessen resistance Reduce barriers to growth.
52. Lift Raise to a higher level.
53. Load up Add more; increase quantity.
54. Magnify Make appear larger or more important.
55. Make headway Achieve progress; move forward.
56. Maximize Make as large as possible.
57. Multiply Increase greatly or by factors.
58. Nudge up Raise slightly and gently.
59. Open up Create more capacity or opportunity.
60. Optimize Make as effective as possible.
61. Pace up Increase speed or rate.
62. Pad Add extra; increase slightly.
63. Peak Reach the highest point.
64. Pile on Add more, often excessively.
65. Pump up Inflate or energize; raise.
66. Push higher Move to a higher level.
67. Raise Move upward; make higher.
68. Ramp up Increase gradually or quickly.
69. Ratchet up Increase step by step.
70. Reach new heights Attain a much higher level.
71. Reinforce Strengthen by adding support.
72. Richen Make richer in quality or content.
73. Rise Move upward; become greater.
74. Scale up Expand to a larger size.
75. Sharpen Make more acute or distinct.
76. Shoot up Rise very quickly.
77. Snowball Grow rapidly in size or effect.
78. Soar Rise dramatically.
79. Spark Trigger a rise or growth.
80. Speed up Make faster; accelerate.
81. Spur Stimulate growth or action.
82. Stack Add layers; accumulate.
83. Step up Increase effort, level, or activity.
84. Strengthen Make stronger or more effective.
85. Stretch Extend beyond current limits.
86. Swell Grow larger or more intense.
87. Thicken Make denser or more substantial.
88. Top up Fill to a higher level.
89. Triple Make three times as much.
90. Turbocharge Boost dramatically; supercharge.
91. Turn up Raise a setting or intensity.
92. Up the ante Raise the stakes or commitment.
93. Uplift Raise or improve.
94. Upscale Move to a higher grade.
95. Upsize Make larger in size or amount.
96. Vastly expand Increase by a large margin.
97. Vault Leap to a higher level.
98. Widen Make broader in scope or size.
99. Work up Develop gradually to a higher level.
100. X-ray focus Sharpen attention and intensity.