24
increase(noun, verb, stop, drop, decrease)
15
enlarge(verb, stop, cut, increase, rise)
10
improve(verb, stop, drop, decline, better)
8
expand(verb, stop, close, rise, extend)
8
grow(verb, stop, drop, narrow, shrink)
8
enhance(verb, hurt, reduce, neglect, approve)
7
prolong(verb, rise, extend)
7
develop(verb, ruin, destroy, fail, rise)
6
magnify(verb, reduce, contract, enlarge, shrink)
6
augment(verb, hurt, reduce)
6
compliment(noun, verb, rise, extend)
6
accumulate(separate, disperse)
6
extend(verb, take, keep, rise, decrease)
6
maximize(verb, decrease, minimize)
6
praise(noun, verb, rise, extend)
6
escalate(verb, stop, drop, increase, slow)
5
amplify(verb, reduce, rise, decrease, extend)
5
aggrandize(keep, reduce, belittle)
4
boost(stop, reduce, contract)
4
flatter(verb, rise, extend)
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