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 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 Market reports suggested that drop corresponded with a 3 percent increase of rental prices in June, which was quickly doubled to a 6 percent increase in July, as available units continued to decrease through August. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 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 Between 2010 and 2024, the number of people between eighteen and twenty-nine who reported not having sex in the past year doubled, from twelve to twenty-four per cent. — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026 With the game tied at 4, Josh Bell doubled off Victor Mederos (2-1) with one out in the seventh inning and Clemens followed with an RBI single against Dylan Lee. — CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 The club’s full-season ticket membership base has doubled since the 2019-20 season, while average attendance per game has gone up 50% in that same timeframe, according to a press release. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2026 Our linen closet has long doubled as a medicine station — stocked with bronchodilators, pinworm pills, antiviral medication, pain relief patches, pulse oximeters and nebulizers, vials of Prednisone, even EpiPen injectors. — Allan Ripp, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026 There’s the fact that the share of the national income that the country’s wealthiest controlled by the end of the 2010s had nearly doubled since the 1970s—but for the bottom 50 percent of Americans, it had been cut nearly in half. — Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026

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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

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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

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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