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 Additionally, landlords renting out rooms in their own homes more than doubled between 2020 and 2025. — Nathan Miller, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026 The party has doubled the number of early and mail ballots cast in 2022, and this year’s totals could rival the numbers of those ballots cast during the 2024 presidential election. — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026 Later in the week, Buddy Marini, Amazon MGM Studios’ new head of Japan, said the company has doubled its investment in original Japanese content. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2026 After just four decades, the lake had dropped nearly 50 feet, doubled in salinity and shrunk to half its original volume. — Josh Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026 Former state employees say moving to Medicare Part D doubled their prescription costs, but the court ruled the state may hire Via Benefits to run reimbursements while the lawsuit continues. — Rebecca Pryor, Baltimore Sun, 29 Oct. 2026 Although Google Cloud revenue more than doubled, that strength wasn't enough to offset concerns about its core businesses. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2026 Patients reported easier walking, climbing stairs and bending, while overall quality-of-life scores more than doubled over the 12-month follow-up period. — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026 The Bears scored three rushing touchdowns, which doubled the Falcons’ season total, but their collective success on running plays paled in comparison to their body of work throughout the season. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 22 Oct. 2026

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During a July 27 Highfill Water and Sewer Committee meeting, Kahrl reported the number of active water meters in the city increased from 2,077 to 2,285 over 12 months.

— Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
More recently, the evolution of AI has increased the ease with which these websites can be populated with content, eliminating the need to pay writers and automating the production of social media posts.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of increased

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Deadline hears that the BBC has held tentative discussions about whether Sounds could be folded in with iPlayer to create a single streaming service for video and audio, not unlike Netflix and YouTube.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2026
Netflix, for example, puts the TV show or movie on the top half, and video controls on the bottom half when folded in that position.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of folded

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Jason’s premiums cost $150 per year, or $1,500 when multiplied by 10.

— Liz Knueven, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
As the economy boomed, multiplexes multiplied and box office prospects rose, even independent projects with no stars attached could raise reasonable budgets in China.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of multiplied

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Those who voted on Issue 7A but were not eligible to do so will have their ballots duplicated onto the correct ballot style, state officials said.

— Katie Langford, Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2026
The company started scanning repositories for credentials, began alerting users that their credentials were exposed, and even set up default push protections to prevent affected repositories from being duplicated.

— Alex Colon, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026