Antonyms of noun increment

1 of 2 senses of increment

Sense 1
increase, increment, growth -- (a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important; "the increase in unemployment"; "the growth of population")
       Antonym of decrement (Sense 2)
      => decrease, decrement -- (a process of becoming smaller or shorter)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun increment

2 senses of increment

Sense 1
increase, increment, growth -- (a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important; "the increase in unemployment"; "the growth of population")
       => process, physical process -- (a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states; "events now in process"; "the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls")

Sense 2
increase, increment -- (the amount by which something increases; "they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare")
       => amount -- (the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion; "an adequate amount of food for four people")

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