swell

Synonyms

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

Synonyms

bulge, bunch, convexity, jut, overhang, projection, protrusion, protuberance;

Antonyms

cavity, concave, concavity, dent, depression, dint, hollow, indent, indentation, indenture, pit, recess;

Near Antonyms

crater, hole, well;

basin, bowl, dip, valley;

furrow, groove, trench, trough;

dimple, gouge, impression, notch, pocket;

Related Words

dome;

blob, bump, dilatation, hump, knob, knot, knurl, lump, nub, obtrusion, puff, snag, swelling;

block, piece, portion, section;

enlargement, escalation, expansion, increase;

hill, mound;

Synonyms

A-OK, A1, awesome, bang-up, banner, beautiful, blue-chip, blue-ribbon, brave, bully, bumper, capital, choice, classic, cool [slang], corking, crackerjack, dandy, divine, dynamite, excellent, fab, fabulous, famous, fantastic, fine, first-class, first-rate, first-string, five-star, four-star, frontline, gilt-edged (or gilt-edge), grand, great, groovy, heavenly, high-class, hot, immense, jim-dandy, lovely, marvelous (or marvellous), mean, neat, nifty, noble, par excellence, peachy, prime, prize, prizewinning, quality, sensational, splendid, stellar, sterling, superb, superior, superlative, supernal, terrific, tip-top, top, top-notch, top-of-the-line, topflight, unsurpassed, wonderful;

Antonyms

atrocious, awful, execrable, lousy, pathetic, poor, rotten, terrible, vile, wretched;

Near Antonyms

bad, inferior, low-grade, substandard, unsatisfactory;

mediocre, middling, second-class, second-rate;

Related Words

acceptable, adequate, all right, decent, good, OK (or okay), passable, satisfactory, tolerable;

better, exceptional, fancy, high-grade, high-test, premium, select, special, superfine;

classical, standard, traditional;

Phrases

out of this world, too much;