Synonyms of building up

building up

verb

present participle of build up

1

as in increasing

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

static electricity built up on the cat's fur

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in growing (in)

to gradually increase in

the roller coaster built up momentum

Synonyms & Similar Words

• growing (in)
• gaining
• picking up
• gathering
• doubling (in)
• tripling (in)
• expanding
• exciting
• stepping up
• accruing
• accumulating
• stimulating
• ramping (up)
• mounting
• maximizing
• enhancing
• jacking (up)
• extending
• enlarging
• enriching
• amassing
• elevating
• boosting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decreasing (in)
• losing
• falling (in)
• declining (in)
• diminishing (in)
• tapering
• tapering off
• lessening
• dwindling
• dipping
• abating

3

as in accumulating

to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass

evidence that the toxic chemical builds up in the bloodstream to unhealthy levels

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accumulating
• piling (up)
• stacking (up)
• gathering
• collecting
• concentrating
• amassing
• massing
• accreting
• conglomerating
• drifting
• agglutinating
• clumping
• lumping
• banking
• ridging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• scattering
• dispersing
• dissipating

4

as in expanding

to make greater in size, amount, or number

he patiently built up his coin collection over several decades

the young stockbroker worked hard to build up a clientele

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of building up

The former second-round pick is suddenly one of the Lakers’ primary summer league players and hopes to use the experience as an important stepping stone, building up his game while also establishing a leadership voice. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

The Nebius data center currently under construction will start at 200 megawatts and will increase to at least 800 megawatts, with the potential of building up to 1200 megawatts over several years. — Ilana Arougheti june 26, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026

The strength of the onscreen bond between Ryan and Naim is in part due to their actors building up a real friendship before production began. — Arushi Jacob, Variety, 19 June 2026

While the petition is just the latest in an ongoing crusade to tame the streets, tension in the neighborhood is building up, and for good reason. — Anne Kadet, Curbed, 29 May 2026

Brown is still building up his pitch count with his transition from the bullpen to the rotation, requiring high efficiency facing Major League Baseball’s best offense to give them that many outs. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2026

According to Gabrielle Correale, Ground Up’s director of marketing, the shoe firm is responsible for building up each brand’s footwear category. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 15 May 2026

Long is in the process of building up to full fitness following his return from Achilles surgery. — Josh Gross, Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026

The divisions underscore the West’s challenges in combating China; following decades of building up its supply chains, Beijing now controls 90% of global processing. — Semafor Events, semafor.com, 24 Apr. 2026