increasing
verb/ɪnˈkriːsɪŋ/
Frequency rank: #1,537 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
Becoming greater in size, number, or amount.
Example sentence
The number of students in the class is steadily increasing each year.
Synonyms & related words
- growing
- rising
- expanding
- climbing
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