ENLARGING Synonyms: 151 Similar and Opposite Words

enlarging

verb

present participle of enlarge

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

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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

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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

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Recent Examples of enlarging The test probably indicates Kim is intent on enlarging and modernizing an arsenal of missiles capable of reaching the United States mainland. —

Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026 The test likely indicates Kim is intent on enlarging and modernizing an arsenal of missiles capable of reaching the United States mainland. —

ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026 One tiny root invades and expands over time, enlarging holes and allowing more roots to grow inside. —

Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026 The agency – while still enlarging its footprint across the country – may adopt more targeted, less public tactics going forward, according to reporting by CNN’s Priscilla Alvarez. —

Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 24 Feb. 2026 These will complement a strategy of enlarging the brand’s presence at department stores — a move Giannini still believes is instrumental in attracting a wider audience. —

Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 23 Feb. 2026 Artificially enlarging their crotch area, either by injecting their genitals with engorging chemicals or stuffing their underwear to create bigger bulges, allows the athletes to alter their suit measurements. —

Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Feb. 2026 Beginning with the annexation of Texas, which voted to become the 28th state in 1845, Polk aggressively expanded America’s footprint, enlarging the young nation more than any other president. —

Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026 However, some fear the export boom risks further enlarging trade deficits. —

Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2025

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The film is set in a mountain village where an elderly woman named Hettie (Hettie Farmer) lives alone on a small farm, tending her flock of goats with increasing difficulty.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
New York City Councilwoman Farah Louis is under increasing scrutiny amid a federal public corruption investigation involving the state’s homeless shelters for migrants.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 2 Apr. 2026