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

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 Investors and analysts poured scorn on US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s doubling of long-term bond purchases last week, which provided temporary relief but faces structural economic headwinds that are driving yields higher. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Verb

Meanwhile, the brand has moved to a new flagship in Bangkok, doubling its space to 1,600 square feet in the buzzy Thong Lor area of the Thai capital. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 5 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 The chipmaker reported third-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street forecasts, with revenues at the data center business nearly doubling over the period. — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026 Paris Creator Week is doubling in size this year, drawing 8,000 industry professionals and top executives from YouTube, Twitch, LinkedIn and traditional media giants including Banijay and Mediawan. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026 What these items are, or why the numbers have changed so drastically — doubling in number but weighing far less — is a head-scratcher, said McCauley. — Susanne Rust follow, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026 Lavender, rosemary, jasmine, mint and eucalyptus, with herbs doubling as a kitchen garden. — Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2026 The Cowboys settled a lawsuit with a former cheerleader in 2019 that led to the squad doubling the per-game pay for members to $400. — ABC News, 23 Oct. 2026 So, the investment also includes a new manufacturing training academy at Joliet Junior College, expanding industrial maintenance training and doubling welding capacity. — Megan De Mar, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for doubling

Noun

Credit default swap price increases In the last month, the credit default swap price for CoreWeave is up 50%.

— Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
That represents a substantial increase in output without adding unnecessary mass.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of increase

Verb

Moon’s priorities for another term included expanding students’ access to mental health services, improving teacher recruitment and retention, and increasing career technical education opportunities.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Figma is increasing its focus on cybersecurity, said Dylan Field, Figma's co-founder and CEO.

— Jordan Novet, CNBC, 4 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

The transform works by summing a bunch of signals and multiplying each by a special exponential factor.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026
Certificate lifespans are shrinking, machine identities are multiplying across cloud and AI systems and expectations around cryptographic governance are increasing.

— Amit Sinha, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of multiplying

Noun

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
His $72 dollar target on TeraWulf implies a tripling from here.

— Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 16 July 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

The 49ers’ bye week also came at a good time, with Mike Evans and Nick Bosa optimistic about returning and the addition of Pro Bowl defensive tackle DeForest Buckner providing another boost.

— Jonathan Rubin, Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2026
Greetham, known for his Broadway work in Newsies and his turn opposite Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman in Netflix’s The Prom, as well as roles in Ryan Murphy’s American Horror Story, completes the new cast additions.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2026