What are other academic words/phrases that can replace "increase"?

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I'm looking for a new more academic replacement for "increase". Words like "go up, raise, boost, grow up, rocket, etc." are highly traditionally used.Help me plz. Thank you.

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

advance, aggrandize, aggravate, amplify, annex, augment, boost, broaden, build, build up, deepen, develop, dilate, distend, double, enhance, enlarge, escalate, exaggerate, expand, extend, further, heighten, inflate, intensify, lengthen, magnify, mark up, mount, multiply, pad, progress, proliferate, prolong, protract, pullulate, raise, redouble, reinforce, rise, sharpen, slap on, snowball, spread, step up, strengthen, supplement, swarm, swell, tack on, teem, thicken, triple, wax, widen

TrysB · Answer

Hi Anon [why don't you pick a user name? it's more fun and you don't have to use your own name]

There are lots of synonyms for 'increase' but it kinda depends on the context. Augment and enhance are nice academic-sounding ones, and intensify would be appropriate in some cases.

Then there's promote, multiply, magnify and enlarge for more physical situations. You could also increase by expanding or enlarging if you want to talk about a person's waistline after Thanksgiving.

See, what i mean? The sentence you are using it in will determine the word.

Use your thesaurus and dictionary, but be careful. Just because a word sounds good doesn't mean it is right for your context--unless maybe you happen to be a poet.

Have fun,
TrysB

Hazel8 · Answer

The best method to increase you vocabulary and to find words is to use a thesaurus

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