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

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

The doubling of the standard deduction from the 2017 tax law was made permanent and indexed for inflation. — Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 26 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

Why working alongside friends actually helps Admin night has an older cousin in the productivity world, called body doubling, which is the practice of staying on-task by working next to another person. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026

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

The concept builds on body doubling, a productivity strategy ADHD coach Linda Anderson named in 1996 after a client described the effect. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026

Verb

For many state workers, the return-to-office order means doubling their weekly commute after nearly six years of hybrid work. — Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026

The dependable measure of how much invasive disease has grown is the 60 percent that blood shows, not the headline doubling. — John Drake, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Jo Adell stranded two runners in the fourth by grounding into an inning-ending double play, and Josh Lowe was left on second base after doubling in the fifth and eighth innings. — Doug Miller, Oc Register, 30 June 2026

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

Footage from another angle, recorded without sound, appears to show Diguglielmo doubling over at the waist before lowering himself to the ground as what appears to be blood becomes visible through the front of his shirt. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026

Jet fuel became a particularly expensive commodity, more than doubling in price from $800 per tonne prior to the conflict to a peak of $1,903 in April. — Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 1 July 2026

During the pandemic, the company started supplying medical apparel to hospitals and schools, and the business took off, with revenue doubling in 2020, Beig said. — Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026

The loadout on sale here differs from our review model in a few ways, notably swapping an AMD Ryzen 5 processor in for the poky 12th-generation Intel Core i3 and doubling the RAM. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 30 June 2026