INCREMENTS Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

increments

noun

plural of increment

as in increases

something added (as by growth) added another big increment to the sales total this quarter

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Recent Examples of increments It is earned in increments, and a fixed level of autonomy ignores that completely. — Ravi Palwe, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 The proposal asks for the money to be doled out over a five-year period, which includes $250 million payments in 2029 and 2030 and smaller increments in the other three years. — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026 The rest of the community is planned to be listed by four-unit building increments every 30 to 45 days. — Claire Harutunian, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026 On the 17-hour flight, passengers can book a bunk in the back of the aircraft for four-hour increments, which comes with fresh bedding, a privacy curtain, ambient lighting and kit with eye-masks, skincare, earplugs and socks. — Scott Laird, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2026 After overwhelming demand from fans, the residency soon expanded to an extensive 24 nights and will now run weekly in two-date increments from October 2026 through March 2027. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2026 Young lawyers still toil over documents, billing their time in six-minute increments. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 14 July 2026 Other flexible travel programs have a minimum transfer amount or only allow transfers in 1,000-point increments. — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 13 July 2026 People can watch short dramas on their smartphones in the tiniest increments of time at their disposal. — Lavender Au, The Dial, 30 June 2026

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Military experts expect it to call for further spending increases aimed primarily at deterring China from starting a conflict with Taiwan that could also draw Japan into a prolonged war.

— Reuters, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Instead, employers may freeze future merit increases or ultimately part ways with the employee.

— Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026

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That includes boosts from socialist Donavan McKinney, who is running for Michigan’s 13th District, and Will Lawrence, who cross-endorsed with el Sayed and is running for Michigan’s 7th District.

— Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026
While the Big Data + Panel tide raised pretty much every boat in the sports-TV waters, the year-to-year boosts notched by the likes of the NBA, NFL and NHL were likely a one-time phenomenon.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 July 2026

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