DOUBLED Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

doubled

verb

Definition of doubled next

past tense of double

as in increased

to make twice as great or as many we doubled our investment in six months

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as in folded

to lay one part over or against another part of double the wet cloth and place it on the victim's forehead

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Recent Examples of doubled Acme dealt with this by displaying alternate forecast lines for both rain and snow, coded in different colors—a visualization that doubled as an admission that the forecast that day was a bit of a mess. —

Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2026 Thomas Roche, a server and bartender of 15 years, said business has at least doubled since the closure announcement. —

Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026 The 63-year-old social services worker, who lives in rural Illinois, said her monthly premium payments more than doubled, from roughly $1,100 to $2,333, for a plan with a $10,150 out-of-pocket maximum. —

Sam Whitehead, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026 Cliffs of Moher, Ireland The rugged coastline of County Clare served as a dramatic setting in Harry Potter, and the wider Wild Atlantic Way has doubled as everything from fantasy kingdoms to period dramas. —

Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Mar. 2026 Under Trump, that rate doubled. —

Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica, 23 Mar. 2026 Clay Dungan doubled in the ninth. —

Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026 Market mid-high spot rate nearly doubled, up 98 percent to $2,936 per FEU. —

Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 23 Mar. 2026 Following passage of the measure, Neil Sealy, the executive director of Arkansas Community Organizations, told the board that evictions filed in Pulaski County had more than doubled since 2018, with 4,345 evictions in the county in 2025. —

Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 18 Mar. 2026

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Oklahoma City increased its lead to 24 and never was threatened after taking a 65-43 lead into halftime.

— CBS News, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
However, permanent green cards for high-priority relatives of citizens, including young children, parents and spouses, increased by 6% for the first eight months of the year over the same period in 2024.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Mar. 2026