Synonyms of accelerates

accelerates

verb

present tense third-person singular of accelerate

1

as in increases

to become greater in size, extent, volume, amount, or number

toy purchases accelerate dramatically during the Christmas season

Synonyms & Similar Words

• increases
• rises
• expands
• swells
• intensifies
• climbs
• multiplies
• accumulates
• proliferates
• escalates
• waxes
• enlarges
• spreads
• surges
• mounts
• mushrooms
• heightens
• rolls up
• jumps
• appreciates
• burgeons
• gains
• snowballs
• booms
• builds up
• balloons
• inflates
• skyrockets
• redoubles
• distends
• puffs (up)
• rockets
• peaks
• bulks
• crests
• blows up
• crescendoes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decreases
• diminishes
• lessens
• recedes
• wanes
• contracts
• dwindles

2

as in rushes

to cause to move or proceed fast or faster

we accelerated preparations for the hurricane upon hearing weather reports that it had gained speed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rushes
• pushes
• hastens
• quickens
• encourages
• hurries
• urges
• speeds (up)
• facilitates
• whisks
• fast-tracks
• drives
• propels
• bundles
• expedites
• races
• spurs
• aids
• stirs
• goads
• prods
• eases
• dispatches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brakes
• decelerates
• slows (down)
• retards
• hinders
• impedes
• restrains
• interferes (with)
• hampers
• delays
• reins (in)
• encumbers
• stops
• hobbles
• stays
• holds back
• holds up
• arrests
• ties up
• checks
• stalls
• fetters
• shackles
• trammels
• stills
• manacles

3

as in expands

to make greater in size, amount, or number

the company accelerated its advertising purchases even as the economy appeared to be in recession

Synonyms & Similar Words

• increases
• expands
• augments
• boosts
• extends
• multiplies
• raises
• enhances
• amplifies
• intensifies
• reinforces
• escalates
• enlarges
• maximizes
• adds (to)
• strengthens
• swells
• stokes
• ups
• compounds
• builds up
• aggrandizes
• hypes
• supersizes
• prolongs
• heightens
• lengthens
• develops
• inflates
• jumps
• dilates
• pumps up
• elongates
• complements
• distends
• supplements
• stretches
• spikes
• skyrockets
• accumulates
• bumps (up)
• magnifies
• protracts
• booms
• draws out
• blows up
• collects
• ratchets (up)
• amasses
• fleshes (out)
• rachets (up)
• beefs (up)
• follows up
• parlays

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reduces
• decreases
• diminishes
• lessens
• lowers
• shortens
• dwindles
• abates
• downsizes
• subtracts (from)
• curtails
• abridges
• abbreviates
• compresses
• condenses
• constricts
• minifies
• de-escalates
• contracts
• retrenches
• cuts back

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of accelerates

In her eighth novel, Davidson wraps a family drama with workplace intrigue in a plot that starts on a high note, then accelerates from there. — Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026

The new capital will help accelerates the development, sampling, testing and validation of the quantum pigment technology across real-world materials and product applications. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 20 July 2026

The announcement comes as the United States accelerates investment in advanced nuclear energy to meet rising electricity demand driven by artificial intelligence, data centers, advanced manufacturing and other energy-intensive industries. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026

Avoid Direct Contact With Wooden Surfaces Grandma’s cedar chest may seem like the perfect spot to store clothes; however, direct contact with the natural acids in wood accelerates the chemical breakdown of the fiber and can leave stains. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 18 July 2026

As the internet gets more saturated and creation accelerates, brand identity matters more than ever and authentic markers will carry far more weight. — Sammy Ahmed, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

New York’s move comes as data center development accelerates nationwide and lawmakers in more than a dozen states consider similar restrictions—but none have so far issued a moratorium on all construction. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 15 July 2026

Gavenas’s final chapter accelerates into the internet age and the subsequent backlash against Mary Kay, once consultants and former consultants could exchange notes at a rapid pace. — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 15 July 2026

The Destroyer accelerates with the single-minded wilfulness of a homicidal maniac. — New Atlas, 13 July 2026