DOUBLING Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

doubling 1 of 2

noun

as in increase

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doubling

2 of 2

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

Amodei predicts that, over the next five to ten years, AI will achieve, among other things, the reliable prevention and treatment of nearly all natural infectious disease, the elimination of most cancer, the prevention of Alzheimer’s and a doubling of the human lifespan. —

Rob Toews, Forbes.com, 22 June 2026 However, climate change alone doesn’t seem to explain the sudden doubling of tornado numbers in Illinois over the last four years, or the state’s current count compared with others, especially given that planetary warming has been observed as a long-term trend since the mid-20th century. —

Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026 That sly approach extended far beyond clothing, as Snook noted the same doubling appeared throughout Marissa’s jewelry. —

Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 11 June 2026 The average fee doubling reflects how the spending power and quality of the squad has increased across the past eight years as Brighton have progressed from relegation candidates to qualifying for Europe twice via top-eight finishes. —

Andy Naylor, New York Times, 10 June 2026 Which means that Sula Mae Peace means Peace Peace, which is a kind of wonderful ironic doubling because this is not a peaceful clan of people. —

Literary Hub, 28 May 2026 Gersh has been pushing further into the sport space since buying You First Football owner You First in late 2024, which meant a doubling of its number of employees. —

Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 May 2026 In that episode, shares of the troubled French colonial Mississippi Company were permitted to be used as legal tender, leading to a doubling of the French money supply. —

Tobias Burns, CNBC, 15 May 2026 It was known, however, that substances and processes that arrest cell division in animals lead to a doubling of chromosome number in plants. —

Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 7 May 2026

Verb

Utility Iren was doubling workers' shifts and adding generators to address sporadic power cuts in Turin as the electricity grid came under strain, a spokesperson said. —

Makini Brice, USA Today, 23 June 2026 To give a concrete example, doubling sequence length from 32 tokens to 64 tokens does not merely double the computational cost for a transformer but rather quadruples it. —

Rob Toews, Forbes.com, 22 June 2026 The council also ordered up a measure doubling the amount of money allocated for the Department of Recreation and Parks, discarding an alternative plan that would have increased it by 50%. —

Los Angeles City Hall, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026 And all of the grants awarded require the applicants to find matching funds, doubling the amount of money available. —

Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 18 June 2026 Robert Goss would’ve won $50,000 but spent an extra $1 on the Power Play multiplier, doubling his prize. —

Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 16 June 2026 The organization, which is part of AI intelligence firm 10a Labs, also pointed to how the sheer number of active opposition groups has grown sharply, doubling year-on-year to 833 across 49 states. —

Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 14 June 2026 Interestingly, in March 2026 there was a significant uptick in sporadic meteors, with reports of large, bright fireballs doubling in number compared with previous years. —

Phil Plait, Scientific American, 12 June 2026 The brand is on track to reach over $67 million in annual revenue this year, with the aim of doubling that by 2029. —

Monique Jessen, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for doubling

Noun

In addition to the president’s resignation, unions are demanding wage increases and an end to fuel and dollar shortages.

— Helen Regan, CNN Money, 20 June 2026
Chance of lightning increases as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is overhead.

— CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026