Language Expansion
Words for Describing Changes and Trends
Verbs and nouns for describing changes and trends
| Upward movement | Downward movement | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Verb | Noun | Verb | Noun |
| increase | increase | decrease | decrease |
| rise | rise | fall | fall |
| go up | / | go down | / |
| climb | climb | drop | drop |
| advance | advance | retreat | retreat |
| gain ground | / | lose ground | / |
| grow | growth | decline | decline |
| pick up | / | reduce | reduction |
| improve | improvement | slip back | / |
| recover | recovery | bottom out | / |
| hike | hike | slide | slide |
Adjectives and adverbs to indicate the degree or speed of change
| Speed of change | Degree of change | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adjective | Adverb | Type of change | Adjective | Adverb | Type of change |
| rapid | rapidly | fast | noticeable | noticeably | big |
| fast | fast | considerable | considerably | ||
| sharp | sharply | dramatic | dramatically | ||
| sudden | suddenly | significant | significantly | ||
| steep | steeply | slight | slightly | ||
| steady | steadily | regular | small | a little | small |
| gradual | gradually | moderate | moderately | ||