DOUBLED Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

doubled

verb

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 Freeman doubled with one out, went to third on a ground out and scored on Muncy’s third hit of the game, a bad-hop single through second baseman Brandon Lowe. —

Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 10 June 2026 Meckler doubled to left-center for two runs and a 4-0 lead. —

Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026 By product categories, overall exports of semiconductors in May more than doubled year-on-year by value while autos were up almost 40%. —

Chan Ho-Him, Fortune, 9 June 2026 By that time, both objects will have doubled their respective altitudes above the horizon and shifted toward the east-southeast. —

Joe Rao, Space.com, 9 June 2026 Out of that total, the number of direct conflicts between individual states doubled from the previous year to eight in 2025 — the highest number of such conflicts since UCDP began collecting data in 1946. —

Kate Bartlett, NPR, 9 June 2026 Allegheny County health officials said the number of babies who have died from sudden unexpected infant death has more than doubled since 2000. —

Lauren Linder, CBS News, 9 June 2026 The square toe deviated from the quintessential round toe the Chanel cap-toe slingback is associated with, while the strap design played with cutouts and doubled around the ankle. —

Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 9 June 2026 Twilio shares have gained about 60% year to date, while Generac stock has more than doubled over the same period. —

Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 2 June 2026

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There will also be increased MARTA staffing to help manage large crowds on the train platforms, and expansion of the MARTA Hope program which helps riders experiencing mental health crises, substance abuse or homelessness.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 8 June 2026
As Korean stocks have surged, their weightings in global and emerging-market benchmarks have increased sharply, forcing many active fund managers to trim positions to stay within portfolio and risk limits, investors told CNBC.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 8 June 2026