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

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

The lineup shows increasing personalization of AI devices, whose makers are finding fresh ways to collect and analyze customer data. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026

However, Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price, who voted against placing the measure on the ballot, has raised concerns about increasing taxes on families already struggling with affordability and how the additional money would be managed. — CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Planning based on historical weather can underestimate how climate change is increasing extreme weather. — Sibi Arasu, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Both scenarios would have devastating consequences—dramatically transforming sea levels and ecosystems, and triggering compounding climate extremes such as higher temperatures and drought, increasing the likelihood of wildfires. — Simmone Shah, Time, 21 Oct. 2026

Many of the incentives focus on brand deals, with YouTube significantly increasing its resources in the space. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026

The project would also require increasing the maximum number of residential units allowed under the east Elk Grove community plan by 91 to 4,416. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026