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mushrooming

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of mushrooming

the act or process of becoming greater in number
  • this mushrooming of options for phone, cable, and Internet service has left me hopelessly confused
Synonyms of mushrooming

accumulating, accumulation, addition, increase, multiplication, proliferation
Words Related to mushrooming

doubling, quadrupling, tripling

creep, growth, rise, spread

enlargement, escalation, expansion

amplification, distension (or distention), inflation

accretion, accrual, augmentation, cumulation

extension, lengthening

boost, gain, hike, increment, rise
Near Antonyms of mushrooming

abatement, compressing, compression, condensation, condensing, constricting, constriction, contracting, contraction, diminishing, diminishment, diminution, drop, drop-off, fall, falloff, lessening, lowering, reduction, shrinkage, shrinking

retrenching, retrenchment, shortening
Antonyms of mushrooming

decrease

mushrooming

verb , present participle of mushroom

Synonyms and Antonyms of mushrooming

to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
  • the suburb's population has mushroomed tremendously in the last decade
Synonyms of mushrooming

accelerating, accumulating, appreciating, ballooning, booming, building up, burgeoning (also bourgeoning), climbing, enlarging, escalating, expanding, gaining, increasing, mounting, multiplying, proliferating, rising, rolling up, snowballing, spreading, swelling, waxing
Words Related to mushrooming

jumping, rocketing, skyrocketing, surging

heightening, intensifying, redoubling

blowing up, bulking, distending, inflating, puffing (up)

crescendoing, cresting, peaking
Antonyms of mushrooming

contracting, decreasing, diminishing, dwindling, lessening, receding, waning

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