Describing an Increase in Amount: English Vocabulary List

a sudden and fast growth or increase in something

"The proliferation of fast food restaurants is changing how people eat today."

"Nuclear proliferation is the rapid spread of nuclear weapons technology to states that previously did not possess such destructive military capabilities."

an improvement or increase in something such as intensity, level, or amount

"The economy is on an upswing."

"An upswing in consumer confidence typically leads to increased household spending and an overall boost in the nation's gross domestic product."

an abrupt increase in strength, number, etc.

"There has been an upsurge of interest in home gardening this spring."

"An upsurge in violent crime rates prompted the city council to allocate emergency funding for additional police patrols in high-risk neighborhoods."

the act or process of adding the amount, value, or size of something

"The augmentation helped his hearing."

"Data augmentation is a technique in machine learning that artificially expands a training dataset by creating slightly modified copies of existing data points."

to increase or grow rapidly and uncontrollably

"The problem snowballed into a crisis."

"What started as a small argument quickly snowballed into a huge fight between the two best friends."