8.1.4 More

Use this domain for words related to there being more of something.

  • What words refer to more of something in addition to what is already there?
    more, extra, another, added, additional, further, supplementary, spare,
  • What words indicate an amount that is more than an amount already mentioned?
    more than, over and above, as well as, plus, in addition to, on top of,
  • What words describe something that is more than another thing in number or amount?
    more, greater, higher, to a greater extent, to a greater degree,
  • What words indicate that the actual number is more than a particular number?
    more, over, above, beyond, greater than, in excess of, upwards of, plus, at least,
  • What words refer to something being more than a particular number or amount?
    be more than, be greater than, exceed, outnumber, be up on, pass, go past, surpass,
  • What words indicate that there are many more of something?
    many more, much more, far more, far beyond, way beyond, a lot more,

    • 8.1.4.1 Less

    Use this domain for words that indicate that the number or amount of something is less than the number or amount of another thing.

  • What words describe something that is less than another thing in number or amount?
    less, fewer, not as much, not so much, not as many, not so many, lower, to a lesser degree, to a lesser extent, be in the minority, fewer and fewer, less and less, not more than, at the most,
  • What words indicate that something is less than a particular number or amount?
    less than, under, below, lower, within, minus,
  • What words indicate that there is much less of something?
    much less, far less, far fewer, way below,
  • What words indicate that something is less in some quality than another thing?
    less, not as, not so,
  • What words indicate that something happens less or is done less?
    not as much, not so much,

    • 8.1.4.2 Increase

    Use this domain for words related to something increasing in number or amount--to be more than before.

    Louw Nida Codes: 
    59G Increase, Decrease
  • What words refer to something increasing in number or amount?
    increase, go up, rise, grow, climb, gain, escalate, pick up, improve, widen, augment, expand,
  • What words describe something that is increasing in number or amount?
    increasing, rising, growing, mounting, escalating, expanding, more and more, cumulative,
  • What words refer to increasing a lot?
    multiply, double, treble, quadruple, proliferate, snowball,
  • What words refer to increasing very quickly?
    shoot up, soar, rocket, go through the roof, spiral, take off, jump,
  • What words refer to increasing slowly?
    accumulate, build up, pile up, collect, gather, mount up,
  • What words refer to causing something to increase?
    increase (vt), raise, put up, push up, drive up, force up, boost, maximize,
  • What words refer to increasing something by adding to it?
    add to, strengthen, swell, augment, supplement,
  • What words refer to increasing what a machine is doing?
    turn up,
  • What words refer to an increase in number or amount?
    increase (n), growth, rise, raise, build-up, upturn, hike, increment, proliferation, addition, supplement,
  • What words refer to a large increase?
    leap, surge, explosion, boom, jump,
  • What words indicate that something happens or someone does something more than before?
    increasingly, gain ground, get more and more, become more and more, grow in, gain in,
  • What words describe something that someone is doing or feeling more than before?
    increased, heightened, greater, higher,

    • 8.1.4.3 Decrease

    Use this domain for words related to something decreasing in number or amount--to be less than before.

    Louw Nida Codes: 
    59G Increase, Decrease
  • What words refer to something decreasing in number or amount?
    decrease, fall, go down, come down, slide, diminish, contract, shrink, lessen, reduce, reduction, depreciate, lose, narrow, slow down, abate, peter out, tail off, waste away,
  • What words describe something that is decreasing in number or amount?
    decreasing, declining, falling, lowering, shrinking, less and less, fewer and fewer,
  • What words refer to decreasing very quickly?
    drop, plummet, plunge, nosedive, slump, collapse, go through the floor,
  • What words refer to decreasing slowly?
    dwindle, decline, be on the decline, taper off, drop off, die down, ease off,
  • What words refer to a decrease in number or amount?
    decrease (n), reduction, drop, fall, decline, downturn, loss, cut, slump, collapse,
  • What words refer to a quality becoming less?
    lessen, subside, wane, ebb, recede,
  • What words indicate that something happens or someone does something less than before?
    decreasingly, lose ground, become less and less, get less and less,
  • What words describe something that someone is doing or feeling less than before?
    decreased, lowered, lower,
  • What words refer to causing something to decrease?
    reduce, lower, decrease, cut, slash, roll back, knock down, halve, minimize, abbreviate, abridge, curtail, dilate, drain,
  • What words refer to reducing the amount of something you use or how much you do?
    reduce, cut down on, scale down, scale back, cut back, trim, pare down, downsize, scrimp,
  • What words refer to reducing pain or a bad feeling?
    reduce, lessen, relieve, ease, alleviate, deaden, dull, take the edge off, allay, mitigate,
  • What words refer to decreasing what a machine is doing?
    reduce, lower, turn down,
  • What words refer to something slowly reducing the number or amount of something?
    erode, eat into, deplete, whittle away,