DOUBLING Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

doubling 1 of 2

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as in increase

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doubling

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verb

present participle of double

as in increasing

to make twice as great or as many we doubled our investment in six months

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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

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Recent Examples of doubling

Noun

And another study by the Electric Power Research Institute found that a doubling of data center capacity between 2019 and 2024 resulted in a 4 percent drop in home electricity prices. — Shannon Osaka, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2026 The 30 workers on the plan already had to deal with a 9% premium hike and a doubling of their deductible for this year after the club’s longtime health insurer stopped operating. — Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026 Lasting less than 60 days and consisting of two 5-day blasts, this episode saw a doubling of the X-ray brightness of the AGN at the heart of NGC 1275. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026 The project has included a near doubling of the plant's capacity and is designed to greatly rid our rivers and streams of wastewater, if not entirely. — Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 Latif is conflicted by his double life, bewildered by his doubling of parental responsibilities, constantly trying to think two moves ahead yet always ending up three steps behind. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026 In fact, genome doubling is the single most radical mutation an organism can experience in a single generation. — Carrie Arnold contributing, Quanta Magazine, 2 Sep. 2026 The bilaterality of drawing with two hands is undeniably analogous to the doubling of stereoscopy. — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026 Paramount has pointed to the near doubling of its release count since the 2025 merger with Skydance, while also heralding its commitment for Paramount-WBD to distribute at least 30 theatrical films per year. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026

Verb

In March, Huang predicted Nvidia will be grappling with a $1 trillion backlog in orders for its chips by the end of the year, doubling his estimate from a year earlier. — ABC News, 13 Nov. 2026 In its current form, the bill calls for doubling the capital gains tax exemption from $250,000 for single filers to $500,000 and from $500,000 for married couples to $1 million. — Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 12 Nov. 2026 Under the terms of the major five-year agreement, Bank of America will transfer 200 photographs each year to the Mint, effectively doubling the museum’s current photography holdings to more than 2,000 works. — Charlotte Observer, 12 Nov. 2026 While Southern California has a real potential for more than doubling its typical winter rain, already normally wet Northern California will see even more extra rain. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2026 Dick’s bucked the 2020 Covid hit on brick-and-mortar retailers and delivered amazing shareholder returns the subsequent next four years, with the stock even doubling in 2021 alone. — Stephanie Link, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2026 Age remains the single largest risk factor, with the likelihood of developing Alzheimer’s doubling roughly every five years after age 65. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 11 Nov. 2026 The 61-year-old—who owns 40% of his tech company—gained around $122 billion between September 2025 and 2026, nearly doubling his wealth to a whopping $262 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2026 From there, however, 64GB of memory costs an additional $400, or doubling that to 128GB is $2,000. — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for doubling

Noun

Another investigation documented a television price increase at a retail store.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2026
At this time, the proposal under discussion doesn’t include a debt ceiling increase.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of increase

Verb

Future development will focus on improving their autonomy, increasing operating speeds, and enabling them to work alongside humans with less supervision.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026
Dangerously large breaking waves can overpower swimmers, pulling people into the sea from beaches, jetties, and rocks resulting in significant physical injury and increasing the risk of drowning.

— CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of increasing

Verb

The shift is tied to broader wellness behavior, with younger consumers folding emotional well-being into daily self-care.

— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 6 Nov. 2026
However, neither rating guarantees that a folding screen or hinge will survive years of rough treatment.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of folding

Noun

But both stocks have been huge winners in the artificial intelligence boom, with Marvell more than doubling in the past year, prior to Monday's sell-off, and Lumentum quadrupling over that stretch.

— Samantha Subin, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026
In an Instagram post May 12, Lomelin said the last four years of of business had been difficult due to rising costs, include the quadrupling of raw chocolate prices.

— Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026

Definition of quadrupling

Verb

France's main unions warned that the country is on the brink of recession and that layoff plans are multiplying.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
Unions aim to send a warning France’s main unions warned that the country is on the brink of recession and that layoff plans are multiplying.

— Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of multiplying

Noun

Brussels plans up to seven AI gigafactories and at least a tripling of EU data center capacity within five to seven years.

— Serhiy Tokarev, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2026
Meeting this lowest-possible overshoot scenario would require a tripling of renewable electricity capacity by 2035, and dramatic cuts to fossil fuels, including the phaseout of coal by 2040, the report states.

— Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of tripling

Verb

Engineering is done once, allowing the second team to focus its efforts on new initiatives instead of duplicating work.

— Andy Zosel, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
The country plans to expand LNG capacity from 77 million tons per year to 142 million by 2030, and duplicating that infrastructure isn’t feasible.

— Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of duplicating

Noun

Fontecchio and Gardner were the new additions to the Heat’s bench unit after logging just five minutes and two minutes, respectively, across the first four games of this trip.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026
Pick the right spot to park (a bug-free stretch of white-sand beach, perhaps), and the open-air hatch is a beautiful addition to your outdoor living space.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 Nov. 2026