Definitions and Examples of addition, increase
Learn when and how to use these words with these examples!
The act or process of adding something to something else.
Example
The addition of more sugar made the cake sweeter.
To make something larger in size, quantity, or degree.
Example
The company decided to increase the salaries of its employees.
Key Differences: addition vs increase
- 1Addition refers to the act of adding something to something else, while subtraction refers to the act of taking something away from something else.
- 2Increase denotes making something larger in size, quantity, or degree, while subtraction denotes making something smaller in size, quantity, or degree.
Effective Usage of addition, increase
- 1Mathematics: Use subtraction and addition to solve mathematical problems.
- 2Finance: Use increase and decrease to describe financial trends.
- 3Daily Life: Use these antonyms to describe changes in quantity, size, or degree.
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Remember this!
The antonyms of subtraction are addition and increase. While addition refers to adding something to something else, increase denotes making something larger in size, quantity, or degree. Use these antonyms in mathematics, finance, and daily life to describe changes in quantity, size, or degree.
