aggrandize

Synonyms

accelerate, add (to), amplify, augment, boost, build up, compound, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, hype, increase, multiply, pump up, raise, supersize, swell, up;

Antonyms

abate, decrease, de-escalate, diminish, downsize, dwindle, lessen, lower, minify, reduce, subtract (from);

Near Antonyms

abbreviate, abridge, curtail, shorten;

compress, condense, constrict, contract;

cut back, retrench;

Related Words

boom, jump, skyrocket, spike;

bump (up), ratchet (up) also rachet (up) ;

blow up, dilate, distend, inflate;

draw out, elongate, flesh (out), lengthen, prolong, protract, stretch;

develop, enhance, heighten, intensify, magnify;

complement, supplement;

beef (up), reinforce (also reenforce), strengthen;

maximize;

accumulate, amass, collect;

follow up, parlay;