| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | The act of increasing or rising: aggrandizement, amplification, augment, augmentation, boost, buildup, enlargement, escalation, growth, hike, increase, jump, multiplication, proliferation, raise, rise, upsurge, upswing, upturn. See INCREASE. | | VERB: | To make or become greater or larger: aggrandize, amplify, augment, boost, build, build up, burgeon, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, grow, increase, magnify, mount, multiply, proliferate, rise, run up, snowball, soar, upsurge, wax. Informal : beef up. See INCREASE. | | ADJECTIVE: | 1. Informal. Exceptionally good of its kind: ace, banner, blue-ribbon, brag, capital, champion, excellent, fine1, first-class, first-rate, prime, quality, splendid, superb, superior, terrific, tiptop, top. Informal : A-one, bully, dandy, great, topflight, topnotch. Slang : boss. Chiefly British : tophole. See GOOD. 2. Informal. Particularly excellent: divine, fabulous, fantastic, fantastical, glorious, marvelous, sensational, splendid, superb, terrific, wonderful. Informal : dandy, dreamy, great, ripping, super, tremendous. Slang : cool, groovy, hot, keen1, neat, nifty. Idioms: out of this world. See GOOD.
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