Synonyms of multiplication

multiplication

noun

ˌməl-tə-plə-ˈkā-shən 

as in increase

the act or process of becoming greater in number

there's been a steady multiplication in our attic of obsolete video equipment as new technologies come on the market

Synonyms & Similar Words

• increase
• accumulation
• accumulating
• addition
• proliferation
• growth
• doubling
• mushrooming
• expansion
• enlargement
• escalation
• amplification
• creep
• inflation
• increment
• distention
• quadrupling
• cumulation
• augmentation
• rise
• tripling
• extension
• spread
• accrual
• distension
• accretion
• lengthening
• gain
• boost
• hike

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decrease
• reduction
• contraction
• diminution
• compression
• contracting
• shrinkage
• diminishing
• condensation
• lowering
• constriction
• lessening
• abatement
• fall
• drop
• shrinking
• condensing
• diminishment
• shortening
• retrenchment
• falloff
• compressing
• drop-off
• constricting
• retrenching

Examples of multiplication in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

However, science has revealed that cancer is not just one disease, but rather, a group of hundreds of diseases and their subtypes, characterized by the uncontrolled multiplication of abnormal cells. —Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2024

Consider instead visualizing this multiplication problem as cookies on plates. —Shalinee Sharma, TIME, 7 Aug. 2024

Politics must be about addition and multiplication, not subtraction and division. —Dusty Johnson, Washington Post, 28 July 2024

Third grade: Kids can often do multiplication and division. —Amanda Morin, Parents, 8 July 2024