Synonyms of enlarging

enlarging

verb

present participle of enlarge

1

as in increasing

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

• increasing
• expanding
• rising
• swelling
• accelerating
• multiplying
• climbing
• intensifying
• waxing
• accumulating
• spreading
• proliferating
• ballooning
• mushrooming
• mounting
• escalating
• gaining
• burgeoning
• snowballing
• booming
• rolling up
• appreciating
• surging
• jumping
• heightening
• building up
• skyrocketing
• distending
• inflating
• rocketing
• redoubling
• peaking
• bulking
• puffing (up)
• cresting
• blowing up
• crescendoing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decreasing
• diminishing
• contracting
• lessening
• receding
• waning
• dwindling

2

as in expanding

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

• increasing
• expanding
• augmenting
• accelerating
• boosting
• multiplying
• extending
• raising
• enhancing
• reinforcing
• amplifying
• swelling
• strengthening
• intensifying
• maximizing
• escalating
• stoking
• adding (to)
• upping
• compounding
• aggrandizing
• supersizing
• pumping up
• building up
• supplementing
• hyping
• developing
• lengthening
• inflating
• heightening
• stretching
• dilating
• distending
• elongating
• jumping
• prolonging
• skyrocketing
• complementing
• spiking
• booming
• magnifying
• bumping (up)
• drawing out
• protracting
• accumulating
• ratcheting (up)
• collecting
• amassing
• blowing up
• fleshing (out)
• racheting (up)
• beefing (up)
• following up
• parlaying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reducing
• decreasing
• diminishing
• lowering
• lessening
• downsizing
• dwindling
• subtracting (from)
• curtailing
• shortening
• abating
• abridging
• compressing
• abbreviating
• contracting
• minifying
• condensing
• constricting
• de-escalating
• retrenching
• cutting back

3

as in freeing

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

• freeing
• releasing
• rescuing
• liberating
• saving
• loosening
• emancipating
• enfranchising
• loosing
• springing
• discharging
• turning loose
• manumitting
• unfettering
• unbinding
• unchaining
• uncaging
• disenthralling
• redeeming
• paroling
• ransoming
• extricating
• bailing (out)
• disengaging
• disentangling
• delivering
• disencumbering
• disembarrassing
• unshackling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confining
• restraining
• binding
• fettering
• imprisoning
• committing
• handcuffing
• shackling
• locking (up)
• enchaining
• incarcerating
• jailing
• subjugating
• conquering
• subduing
• enslaving
• interning
• trammeling
• manacling
• immuring

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of enlarging

Kim has boosted his military and diplomatic credentials in recent years by enlarging his nuclear arsenal and aligning with Russia over its war against Ukraine. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

The maggots can cause painful, rapidly enlarging deep wounds, which can destroy muscle, cartilage, and bone—even the skull—if not caught quickly. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026

With bases scattered across the region, threats to American interests are constant, and each one becomes a new argument for enlarging the footprint. — Michael Fuchs, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2026

Rehabilitation phases would take 2 to 5 years, modernization up to 10 years, and expansion—which would include enlarging treatment facilities in major cities and providing for industry and agriculture—would take more than 10 years, Cueto said. — Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

Attention, for Weil and for Murdoch, is a way of enlarging one’s desire for good. — Meghan O’Gieblyn, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026

At least that seems to be the message from our winners this year in aviation, where the focus is just as much on technology gains and cabin refinement as on enlarging the airframe. — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 18 June 2026

In a press release, the USDA urged pet and livestock owners to check their animals for draining or enlarging wounds, maggots or egg masses, signs of discomfort and lesions in body openings, such as the nose, ears, genitalia, and umbilical area. — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026

Howe removed John Brown from the song while enlarging his mission to the broader Union cause. — Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026