Synonyms of mushroom

mushroom

verb

as in to increase

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

the suburb's population has mushroomed tremendously in the last decade

Synonyms & Similar Words

• increase
• rise
• swell
• accelerate
• wax
• expand
• climb
• multiply
• spread
• roll up
• intensify
• boom
• mount
• balloon
• accumulate
• proliferate
• snowball
• enlarge
• build up
• rocket
• surge
• jump
• gain
• escalate
• appreciate
• burgeon
• bulk
• heighten
• peak
• skyrocket
• puff (up)
• inflate
• blow up
• redouble
• crest
• distend
• crescendo

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decrease
• contract
• diminish
• recede
• lessen
• wane
• dwindle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mushroom

Meanwhile, pushback from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers mushroomed. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 2 June 2026

But at the same time, its median rent rate has declined, even as rents across the country mushroomed. — Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026

Sargassum has become an increasingly expensive nuisance for coastal communities, and as blooms become larger due to warming water temperatures because of climate change and fertilizer run off providing blooms with endless nutrients, the problem will continue to mushroom. — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026

But Democratic members of Congress grilled him on his record of vaccine opposition and handling of the resurgence of measles, which has mushroomed to thousands of cases in the past year. — Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026