Synonyms of multiplying

multiplying

verb

present participle of multiply

1

as in reproducing

to bring forth offspring

rabbits multiply with proverbial rapidity

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reproducing
• propagating
• breeding
• producing
• procreating
• generating
• spawning
• having
• hatching
• begetting
• parenting
• getting
• engendering
• siring
• mothering
• bearing
• gendering

2

as in increasing

to make greater in size, amount, or number

the booming economy multiplied the wealth of investors

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in rising

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

with each attempt the problems multiplied

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of multiplying

France's main unions warned that the country is on the brink of recession and that layoff plans are multiplying. — Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026

Unions aim to send a warning France’s main unions warned that the country is on the brink of recession and that layoff plans are multiplying. — Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

Simmons is more than a multiplying force in the middle of the defense. — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026

Independent foraging guides are multiplying like mushrooms after a rain. — Rachel Levin, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026

Because leveraged ETFs typically reset each day, their long-term results can differ significantly from simply multiplying the index’s return over weeks, months or years. — Daniel Kern, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Revenue at Anthropic has been multiplying at a staggering pace as businesses adopt the company's coding and productivity tools. — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026

The transform works by summing a bunch of signals and multiplying each by a special exponential factor. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026

Thanks to the grays that keep multiplying by the year, my roots now demand a monthly refresh. — Beth Sobol, Flow Space, 2 Oct. 2026