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Choose more specific verbs like rise, boost, surge, or soar when the direction, cause, or force of the change matters; very formal writing often prefers rise or increase, while casual speech often uses go up.",[143,146,149],{"q":144,"a":145},"What is the most formal or academic synonym for increase?","In academic and business writing, increase itself is often the safest choice, with rise also very common for measurable changes. For a more technical tone, words like intensify or amplify fit only when you mean making something stronger, not just larger.",{"q":147,"a":148},"What is a stronger synonym for increase?","Soar and surge are stronger than increase; they suggest a fast or dramatic rise. Use them only when the change is genuinely large or sudden, or they will sound exaggerated.",{"q":150,"a":151},"What is a milder synonym for increase?","Grow and rise are milder, more neutral alternatives, and go up is the most casual. They work well when you want to describe a plain upward change without much emphasis.",1790472037644]