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

These factors, including varying breeds, make the old wives tale of multiplying a dog's age by seven inaccurate. — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026

Paxlovid — a combination of the drugs nirmatrelvir and ritonavir — works by stopping the virus that causes Covid from multiplying. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 1 Sep. 2026

What Bitcoin’s Market Cap Actually Measures Market capitalization is calculated by multiplying the latest market price by the circulating supply. — Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

For example, multiplying two large prime numbers is easy, but determining the two prime factors that led to a particular product is difficult. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026

However, remember that foot odor comes from bacteria multiplying in a moist environment. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026

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