Synonyms of amplifying

amplifying

verb

present participle of amplify

1

as in developing

to express more fully and in greater detail

after filing a report of missing luggage, he was asked to amplify a bit as to the circumstances

Synonyms & Similar Words

• developing
• expanding
• supplementing
• enlarging (on or upon)
• complementing
• elaborating (on)
• dilating (on or upon)
• adding (to)
• fleshing (out)
• discoursing
• expatiating
• rambling
• running on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• condensing
• shortening
• contracting
• compressing
• summarizing
• abridging
• outlining
• abbreviating
• summing up

2

as in increasing

to make greater in size, amount, or number

the number of blood volunteers was significantly amplified by the promise of thank-you gifts to donors

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in intensifying

to make markedly greater in measure or degree

a fox's large ears serve to amplify such sounds as little critters skittering among stones

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intensifying
• enhancing
• deepening
• heightening
• strengthening
• consolidating
• reinforcing
• boosting
• accentuating
• broadening
• magnifying
• expanding
• sharpening
• augmenting
• stepping up
• redoubling
• emphasizing
• extending
• lengthening
• accelerating
• enlarging
• maximizing
• supplementing
• enforcing
• beefing (up)
• amping (up)
• hastening
• stressing
• quickening
• exacerbating
• reenforcing
• pointing (up)
• enlivening
• aggravating
• restrengthening
• jazzing (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reducing
• decreasing
• moderating
• diminishing
• weakening
• lessening
• abating
• subduing
• receding
• waning
• dwindling
• tapering (off)
• alleviating
• subsiding
• toning (down)
• lightening
• easing
• letting up (on)