Synonyms of doubling

doubling 1 of 2

noun

as in increase

Related Words

• increase
• quadrupling
• tripling
• addition
• multiplication
• accumulating
• proliferation
• accumulation
• growth
• creep
• escalation
• expansion
• mushrooming
• inflation
• enlargement
• rise
• amplification
• augmentation
• distension
• spread
• lengthening
• cumulation
• extension
• accrual
• increment
• accretion
• gain
• boost
• hike

Dissimilar Words

• decrease
• reduction
• lowering
• diminishing
• diminution
• shrinkage
• contracting
• contraction
• drop
• compression
• lessening
• shrinking
• fall
• constriction
• condensation
• abatement
• condensing
• shortening
• diminishment
• compressing
• falloff
• drop-off
• retrenchment
• constricting
• retrenching

doubling

2 of 2

verb

present participle of double

1

as in increasing

to make twice as great or as many

we doubled our investment in six months

Synonyms & Similar Words

• increasing
• multiplying
• duplicating
• expanding
• redoubling
• enlarging
• compounding
• building (up)
• rising
• escalating
• proliferating
• mounting
• swelling
• accumulating
• mushrooming
• burgeoning
• snowballing
• ballooning
• waxing

2

as in folding

to lay one part over or against another part of

double the wet cloth and place it on the victim's forehead

Synonyms & Similar Words

• folding
• overlapping
• overlaying
• collapsing
• overlying
• shutting
• closing
• telescoping
• plaiting
• pleating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extending
• opening
• spreading
• unfolding
• unrolling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of doubling

Noun

This comes soon after a near doubling of the hotel guest tax in April this year, where hotel and holiday home residents will pay up to €12 (around $13) a night to stay. — Duncan Madden, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Suarez’ plan would reverse the existing incentives, restricting new hotel development to a height of 50 feet while upping the cap for residential to 75 feet, with a doubling of the allowable square footage in most places. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026

The road’s opening resulted in a near doubling of total cars visiting the park in just one year, park staff said in an Instagram post. — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

The doubling on this set looks like glasses overflowing with red wine and Sprite. — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 5 July 2026

In some ways, the hub represents a doubling-down on that and other related relationships. — Lucas Laursen, IEEE Spectrum, 2 July 2026

Body-doubling has risen in popularity over the years, especially as a strategy for managing ADHD. — Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 30 June 2026

Many firms already build plans around roughly 1% baseline productivity, so this expectation implies a near doubling of improvement. — Gleb Tsipursky, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2026

And that doesn't include the doubling in size of the group that considers winning at least two College Football Playoff games the bare minimum for a successful season. — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 26 June 2026

Verb

The model has sold more than 200,000 units this year, doubling year-on-year, the company said. — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

Demand for golden passports has seen a significant boom in recent years, with the amount of applications doubling in 2025, according to Henley & Partners. — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026

And Borenstein said the company is pursuing growth along a number of fronts — from more than doubling the store count to over 140 over the next five years to expanding in more categories and growing the business abroad. — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 30 July 2026

But in that span, its stock broke free, doubling from $170 in Q1 of 2024 to today’s $350. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 30 July 2026

Although rescuers continued their search on Thursday to find additional survivors, time was running out, and fears remained the death toll would rise higher after nearly doubling from Wednesday's figure. — CBS News, 30 July 2026

For Douglas Gordon and Hélène Grimaud’s tears become … streams become …, a pair of pianos rested on the surface of an immense black reflecting pool, doubling the vault in an apparently bottomless interior. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 29 July 2026

That’s how much Cheesecake Factory’s stock has grown this year, almost doubling in value after opening the year at just over $52. — Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

According to a 2026 Redfin report, Land O’Lakes’ home sales are increasing substantially year over year, with listing views on the platform nearly doubling. — Molly Burford, Southern Living, 28 July 2026