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

For reference, multiplying a pair of thousand-digit numbers involves a million single-digit multiplications using the grade-school method but fewer than 57,000 using Karatsuba’s algorithm. — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 13 July 2026

Iran war and climate crisis The war with Iran has reinforced this threat-multiplying dynamic, displacing millions throughout Iran and Lebanon. — Sarah Yerkes, Time, 10 July 2026

It is calculated by multiplying the current share price by the total number of outstanding shares. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 10 July 2026

Properly cleaning up food waste and taking out your trash frequently can help prevent flies from multiplying. — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 10 July 2026

Rebin Rahmani, a Kurdish activist once imprisoned in Iran and now living in Paris, said the theocracy under Khamenei lacked any answer to multiplying political and economic problems — except further repression. — ABC News, 9 July 2026

This had a multiplying effect, as paddy fields next to shrimp ponds turned brackish and rice yields collapsed. — Zakir Hossain Chowdhury, The Dial, 7 July 2026

The glycemic load is calculated by multiplying a food's glycemic index by the grams of carbohydrates in the serving size, and then dividing by 100. — Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 2 July 2026

With paranoia multiplying around him, anything could trigger the end. — Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026