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 While far off its 2008 highs, BlackBerry's share price has doubled this year as investors reward the company's strategy to focus on critical software for cars and secure communications. — Arjun Kharpal,kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 The rate of ice loss from glaciers across the Hindu Kush Himalaya region, which includes Nepal, have doubled since 2000, according to recent ICIMOD research. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, the number of people who were unaccounted for in the country nearly doubled to 1,924 as more local residents were added to the tally. — Niranjan Shrestha, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 The rhinestone ornamentation doubled as a girly and whimsical photo-op. — Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026 Over the last five years, the anti-corruption agency more than doubled its output compared to the previous 15 years with its completion of over 60 investigations, but most went nowhere. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026 On a four-week basis, the China-to-India route has more than doubled. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026 Applicants per open role has doubled since 2022, and recruiters are now sorting through hundreds of applications for a single hire. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026 In July, TikTok ran an ad that could have doubled as evidence in a drug bust. — Iain Martin, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for doubled

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The entry of streaming services such as Amazon, Apple and Netflix have only increased the rights fees.

— Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Russell won Saturday's sprint at Zandvoort but Antonelli still increased his standings lead to 53 points despite placing fourth.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of increased

Verb

The Transportation Department insisted that this was all above board, claiming, among other things, that the road trip was official business and that Duffy had folded in relevant work meetings.

— Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2026
Surrounding it in the stands, fans folded into one another, arms threading over shoulders while a few hands tipped hats in the air.

— Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of folded

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Those amounts look modest until multiplied across the thousands of similar individual claims now pending.

— Carolina Rossini, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
That single decision, multiplied across a school district, then a state, then dozens of states, is how the United States found itself, over the summer, with the worst measles year in 35 years.

— A.J. Russo, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of multiplied

Verb

The two studio lots also boast dozens of soundstages; century-old fortresses that would not be easily duplicated.

— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
Likewise, securing and even identifying rights continues to be a problem, which can even extend to subtitles, which might be copyrighted and need to be duplicated, causing unnecessary expenses.

— John Bleasdale, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026