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multiply

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of multiply

1 to bring forth offspring
  • Rabbits multiply with proverbial rapidity.
Synonyms of multiply

breed, procreate, propagate, reproduce
Words Related to multiply

bear, beget, engender, gender, generate, get, have, mother, parent, produce, sire

hatch, spawn
2 to make greater in size, amount, or number
  • The booming economy multiplied the wealth of investors.
Synonyms of multiply

accelerate, add (to), aggrandize, amplify, augment, boost, build up, compound, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, hype, increase, pump up, raise, supersize, swell, up
Words Related to multiply

boom, jump, skyrocket, spike

bump (up), ratchet (up) also rachet (up)

blow up, dilate, distend, inflate

draw out, elongate, flesh (out), lengthen, prolong, protract, stretch

develop, enhance, heighten, intensify, magnify

complement, supplement

beef (up), reinforce (also reenforce), strengthen

maximize

accumulate, amass, collect

follow up, parlay
Near Antonyms of multiply

abbreviate, abridge, curtail, shorten

compress, condense, constrict, contract

cut back, retrench
Antonyms of multiply

abate, decrease, de-escalate, diminish, downsize, dwindle, lessen, lower, minify, reduce, subtract (from)
3 to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
  • With each attempt the problems multiplied.
Synonyms of multiply

accelerate, accumulate, appreciate, balloon, boom, build up, burgeon (also bourgeon), climb, enlarge, escalate, expand, gain, increase, mount, mushroom, proliferate, rise, roll up, snowball, spread, swell, wax
Words Related to multiply

jump, rocket, skyrocket, surge

heighten, intensify, redouble

blow up, bulk, distend, inflate, puff (up)

crescendo, crest, peak
Antonyms of multiply

contract, decrease, diminish, dwindle, lessen, recede, wane

Synonym Discussion of multiply

increase, enlarge, augment, multiply mean to make or become greater. increase used intransitively implies progressive growth in size, amount, or intensity
    • his waistline increased with age
; used transitively it may imply simple not necessarily progressive addition.
    • increased her landholdings
enlarge implies expansion or extension that makes greater in size or capacity.
    • enlarged the kitchen
augment implies addition to what is already well grown or well developed.
    • the inheritance augmented his fortune
multiply implies increase in number by natural generation or by indefinite repetition of a process.
    • with each attempt the problems multiplied

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