Words used to describe increases and decreases
accumulative
adjective
gradually increasing
declining
adjective
becoming less or worse
depleted
adjective
a depleted group has fewer people in it than usual or than before
depleted
adjective
with less of something than is needed or than existed before
down
adjective, adverb, preposition
at or to a smaller amount, lower level etc than before
down
adjective, adverb, preposition
used for saying that something becomes less strong, less violent, or less loud
exponential
adjective
increasing or growing very fast
fourfold
adjective
four times as much, or four times as many
fourfold
adverb
by four times the amount
gathering
adjective
gradually increasing
graduated
adjective
increasing by regular amounts
growing
adjective
used for describing things that are becoming greater in size or amount
increased
adjective
greater in size, amount, or degree
increasingly
adverb
more and more over a period of time
incremental
adjective
increasing gradually
mounting
adjective
increasing, especially in a way that makes a situation worse
quadruple
determiner
four times as much or as many
quintuple
determiner
five times as much or as many
radical
adjective
a radical increase or decrease is extremely large and important
runaway
adjective
increasing more quickly than expected
sharply
adverb
suddenly and by a large amount
sixfold
adverb
by six times as much or as many
stepped-up
adjective
increased in amount or strength
tenfold
adverb
in a way that increases by ten
tenfold
adjective
increasing the amount of something by ten
thousandfold
adjective, adverb
a thousand times as much
threefold
adjective, adverb
three times as much
twice
adverb
two times the amount or rate of something
twofold
adjective
twice as much, or twice as many
twofold
adverb
by twice the amount
up
adjective, adverb, preposition
at or towards an increased number, level, or amount
upward
adjective
moving towards a higher level or amount
and counting
used for saying that a number is continuing to increase as time passes
by/in leaps and bounds
used for saying that someone or something improves or increases a lot
by a factor of something
if something increases by a factor of 5, 10, 20 etc, it becomes 5, 10, 20 etc times larger
more and more
used for saying that something is increasing in number or degree all the time
on the wane
getting smaller, weaker, or less important
the less...the less/more
used for saying that when a particular activity, feeling etc is reduced, it causes something else to change at the same time
the more...the more/less
used for saying that when a particular activity, feeling etc increases, it causes something else to change at the same time
