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

Progressives see the turmoil of the past two years as accelerating the emergence of a multipolar order, in which the United States has an important, but more limited, role to play. — Thomas Wright, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2026

Bone loss can start accelerating before the final menstrual period. — Priya Bhardwaj, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2026

But the oil trade is also heating up, with crude prices accelerating gains through overnight trade, following a surprise attack on Iran's Qeshm Island. — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026

Meawhile, L’Oréal and Beiersdorf’s dermocosmetics activities keep accelerating. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2026

In response to this crowded market, Publix is accelerating its own expansion strategy across the region. — Catherine Muccigrosso november 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2026

With Russia's accelerating orbital forays, the clock appears to be ticking. — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2026

The Assisi gathering came as the Vatican is accelerating its humanitarian efforts for Ukraine following the entry into effect of a localized cease-fire in the devastated southern Ukrainian city of Oleshky. — ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026

Hopes for progress ramped up only this summer as the rapidly accelerating capabilities of LLMs catapulted them to the forefront of research-level math. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026