Synonyms of accelerating

accelerating

verb

present participle of accelerate

1

as in increasing

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

toy purchases accelerate dramatically during the Christmas season

Synonyms & Similar Words

• increasing
• rising
• expanding
• swelling
• climbing
• intensifying
• multiplying
• waxing
• proliferating
• accumulating
• escalating
• spreading
• snowballing
• mushrooming
• surging
• booming
• ballooning
• mounting
• enlarging
• gaining
• burgeoning
• rolling up
• jumping
• appreciating
• skyrocketing
• heightening
• building up
• rocketing
• peaking
• redoubling
• inflating
• distending
• puffing (up)
• cresting
• bulking
• crescendoing
• blowing up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decreasing
• diminishing
• contracting
• lessening
• receding
• waning
• dwindling

2

as in rushing

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

• rushing
• pushing
• hastening
• quickening
• hurrying
• encouraging
• urging
• driving
• speeding (up)
• bundling
• facilitating
• whisking
• fast-tracking
• spurring
• propelling
• racing
• aiding
• expediting
• stirring
• prodding
• goading
• dispatching
• easing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decelerating
• braking
• retarding
• slowing (down)
• delaying
• impeding
• restraining
• hindering
• interfering (with)
• hampering
• stopping
• holding back
• hobbling
• checking
• encumbering
• tying up
• staying
• holding up
• stalling
• arresting
• reining (in)
• shackling
• fettering
• manacling
• stilling
• trammeling

3

as in expanding

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

• increasing
• expanding
• boosting
• augmenting
• multiplying
• raising
• extending
• enhancing
• intensifying
• escalating
• amplifying
• swelling
• reinforcing
• enlarging
• maximizing
• strengthening
• adding (to)
• compounding
• stoking
• upping
• hyping
• aggrandizing
• pumping up
• building up
• supersizing
• skyrocketing
• supplementing
• developing
• jumping
• spiking
• booming
• lengthening
• prolonging
• heightening
• inflating
• stretching
• elongating
• dilating
• complementing
• bumping (up)
• distending
• accumulating
• drawing out
• protracting
• ratcheting (up)
• collecting
• blowing up
• magnifying
• amassing
• fleshing (out)
• racheting (up)
• beefing (up)
• following up
• parlaying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reducing
• decreasing
• diminishing
• lowering
• lessening
• downsizing
• dwindling
• subtracting (from)
• abating
• curtailing
• shortening
• abridging
• contracting
• compressing
• abbreviating
• minifying
• condensing
• de-escalating
• constricting
• retrenching
• cutting back

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of accelerating

Alibaba is accelerating investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure, chips and models as the Chinese technology giant seeks to expand its cloud and AI businesses amid intensifying global competition. — Jenny Lee,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026

And on Wednesday, the Fed wielded it for the first time this year, raising rates by a quarter percentage point in a bid to slow down accelerating inflation. — Scott Horsley, NPR, 19 Sep. 2026

Scientists hope the designation of the new species will help protect its forest habitat, which faces threats from accelerating deforestation and gold mining. — Paola Flores, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

Wall Street is accelerating its transition toward 23×5 trading. — William Jones, IndyStar, 18 Sep. 2026

Meanwhile, behind closed doors, the global superpowers were accelerating the arms race. — Scott W. Stern, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026

Titcomb said Ravel is accelerating relationships with waste suppliers, fiber producers, yarn manufacturers and brands, with the goal of connecting them around the same material stream. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026

Abu Dhabi is accelerating a shift toward reverse osmosis, which can run on electricity from any source. — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2026

All these trends predate the foreign oil cutoff and the newest sanctions by years, if not decades, but each now appears to be accelerating. — Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026