Synonyms of enlarges

enlarges

verb

present tense third-person singular of enlarge

1

as in increases

to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number

as the number of people with cell phones enlarges, more transmission towers will have to be built

Synonyms & Similar Words

• increases
• rises
• expands
• accelerates
• swells
• multiplies
• intensifies
• climbs
• accumulates
• proliferates
• waxes
• spreads
• escalates
• mushrooms
• mounts
• appreciates
• surges
• rolls up
• heightens
• burgeons
• booms
• snowballs
• jumps
• gains
• balloons
• builds up
• distends
• inflates
• redoubles
• skyrockets
• rockets
• bulks
• puffs (up)
• peaks
• crests
• blows up
• crescendoes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decreases
• diminishes
• lessens
• recedes
• wanes
• contracts
• dwindles

2

as in expands

to make greater in size, amount, or number

with a new member of the family on the way, maybe we should consider enlarging the house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• increases
• expands
• accelerates
• augments
• boosts
• multiplies
• extends
• raises
• enhances
• reinforces
• amplifies
• swells
• intensifies
• maximizes
• strengthens
• escalates
• adds (to)
• stokes
• ups
• compounds
• aggrandizes
• hypes
• builds up
• supersizes
• dilates
• lengthens
• inflates
• heightens
• prolongs
• elongates
• develops
• distends
• pumps up
• jumps
• magnifies
• complements
• stretches
• supplements
• spikes
• booms
• skyrockets
• protracts
• accumulates
• bumps (up)
• draws out
• collects
• amasses
• blows up
• ratchets (up)
• fleshes (out)
• rachets (up)
• beefs (up)
• follows up
• parlays

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reduces
• decreases
• diminishes
• lessens
• lowers
• downsizes
• dwindles
• shortens
• abates
• curtails
• subtracts (from)
• abridges
• abbreviates
• condenses
• constricts
• compresses
• minifies
• contracts
• de-escalates
• retrenches
• cuts back

3

as in frees

to set free (as from slavery or confinement)

like a wild animal enlarged from a leghold trap, the freed prisoner raced about

Synonyms & Similar Words

• frees
• liberates
• releases
• loosens
• rescues
• saves
• looses
• emancipates
• unchains
• unbinds
• springs
• enfranchises
• discharges
• turns loose
• uncages
• redeems
• unfetters
• manumits
• disengages
• disenthralls
• extricates
• delivers
• disentangles
• bails (out)
• unshackles
• paroles
• ransoms
• disembarrasses
• disencumbers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restrains
• binds
• confines
• enchains
• fetters
• imprisons
• commits
• locks (up)
• conquers
• subdues
• shackles
• incarcerates
• enslaves
• subjugates
• handcuffs
• jails
• interns
• trammels
• manacles
• immures

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of enlarges

To create space for so much additional DNA, the nucleus enlarges. — Carrie Arnold contributing, Quanta Magazine, 2 Sep. 2026

Gravitational lensing occurs when a large galaxy in the foreground of an observation enlarges a distant galaxy behind it, acting like a cosmic magnifying glass. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 26 June 2026

Because when an encounter — with a lover, a friend, a stranger or a new film by Ryusuke Hamaguchi — takes you to a place that transforms you, enlarges you and heals the hairline cracks where all the hope keeps leaking out, there is no such thing as too long spent there. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 15 May 2026

This enlarges the talent pool in these fields by allowing students from all over the globe to participate in original research, such as on how climate change is affecting extinction and the migration of different species. — Ingrid C. Romero, The Conversation, 5 May 2026

The amygdala, the seat of fear, enlarges. — Big Think, 1 May 2026

Dementia shrinks the brain and enlarges the space in the middle cavity as the disease kills off neurons. — Will Croxton, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026

Leisure enlarges your perspective and renews your faith. — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026

Anything that perturbs or enlarges the prostate could in theory increase PSA levels. — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025