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

Despite his manic efforts to smash and spray them out of existence, the ever-multiplying cockroaches eventually overwhelm him. — Asim Ali, Time, 1 Aug. 2026

Signs that Americans are becoming increasingly wary of AI are multiplying. — Patrick J. Schena, Fortune, 31 July 2026

Some algorithms could produce results that are difficult to calculate but easy to verify—for example, factoring the product of multiplying two large primes. — ArsTechnica, 30 July 2026

Models are commoditizing, and orchestration frameworks are multiplying. — Jim Douglas, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

However, art has a funny way of multiplying meanings, often above and beyond what its creators intended, and the Headington Shark is a case in point. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2026

And there was Erling Haaland living his best Norwegian life, terrifying on the pitch and absurd off it, multiplying his stardom with a flamboyance and humor that didn’t detract from his serious talent. — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 20 July 2026

The trouble was, the arrows kept multiplying—appearing from nowhere, whizzing in every direction—and even Larry couldn’t seem to contain them. — Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026

Inside many of Miami’s multiplying condos, civil wars are raging between residents who live there and absentee owners who buy units for investment income. — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026