Synonyms of increasing

increasing

verb

present participle of increase

1

as in expanding

to make greater in size, amount, or number

we have to increase the number of season-ticket holders if the local sports franchise is to survive

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in rising

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

the number of Internet users increased exponentially during the 1990s

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of increasing

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

Seasonal flu Despite remaining low at the national level, seasonal flu activity is increasing in many parts of the country, and the CDC warns that early-season activity is higher than usual for this time of year. — Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2026

In addition to increasing regulations on data centers, voters also backed anti-AI candidates, electing officials vowing crackdowns in key states building out the most data center capacity in the US. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 4 Nov. 2026

Now, these companies are facing increasing regulatory scrutiny and political pressure in Washington, which is only expected to grow after Democrats regain control of Congress in January. — Shelly Banjo, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Boafo's platform includes raising the federal minimum wage, expanding health care coverage, increasing teacher pay, protecting federal workers and safeguarding the Chesapeake Bay. — Cbs Baltimore, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

But the company’s stock has gone nowhere over the past two years, as Instacart struggled to find new paths to growth while facing increasing competition from Amazon and Walmart’s grocery-delivery offerings. — Rob Wile, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2026

For a while, the music hangs there, pieces echoing each other with increasing intensity. — Vanessa Ague, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2026