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

Getty Images Major air-conditioning makers such as Japan’s Daikin are also trimming costs by increasing the use of aluminum. — Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Thanks to the design, all three elements are evenly separated upon exiting the barrel, improving firing accuracy and substantially increasing the probability of hitting small targets, reported TASS. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026

Another policy change, overtly focused on increasing revenue in the local mining sector when commodity prices rise, was the introduction of a new sliding scale gold royalty system that links state revenues to rising bullion prices. — Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 8 July 2026

For more than 48 hours, Platner faced increasing pressure from fellow Democrats to withdraw speedily, facing an already-ticking clock. — Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 8 July 2026

Then, David is joined by Shannon Watts, the founder of Moms Demand Action, to discuss an increasing hostility toward women manifesting itself in the progressive wing of the Democratic Party. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

States like Florida, Hawaii and Oklahoma aren’t classified by the US government as priority wildfire areas as they’re not heavily forested but the researchers discovered increasing evacuation risks there. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 July 2026

That includes significantly increasing nitrogen absorption by about two-thirds and more than doubling phosphorus uptake, two of the most important nutrients for plant growth. — Esther Ndumi Ngumbi, The Conversation, 8 July 2026

As summer arrives, snow begins melting, ice hardens and rocks loosen, increasing the risk of falls and rockfall. — Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026