Synonyms of mushrooming

mushrooming 1 of 2

noun

as in increase

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 & Similar Words

• increase
• accumulating
• accumulation
• proliferation
• addition
• multiplication
• growth
• doubling
• rise
• expansion
• creep
• escalation
• inflation
• enlargement
• quadrupling
• spread
• tripling
• augmentation
• extension
• lengthening
• increment
• amplification
• cumulation
• distension
• accretion
• accrual
• hike
• boost
• gain

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decrease
• reduction
• contracting
• diminishing
• shrinkage
• shrinking
• lowering
• contraction
• diminution
• fall
• drop
• compression
• lessening
• abatement
• condensation
• constriction
• condensing
• shortening
• diminishment
• falloff
• retrenchment
• drop-off
• compressing
• constricting
• retrenching

mushrooming

2 of 2

verb

present participle of mushroom

as in increasing

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

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• increasing
• rising
• accelerating
• swelling
• expanding
• climbing
• multiplying
• proliferating
• intensifying
• burgeoning
• booming
• waxing
• mounting
• escalating
• snowballing
• ballooning
• spreading
• accumulating
• surging
• enlarging
• gaining
• rolling up
• skyrocketing
• jumping
• appreciating
• building up
• rocketing
• heightening
• inflating
• peaking
• redoubling
• distending
• puffing (up)
• cresting
• bulking
• crescendoing
• blowing up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decreasing
• diminishing
• contracting
• lessening
• receding
• dwindling
• waning

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mushrooming

Noun

In the 1950’s, Macy’s, Sears and Penney began expanding with large, multi-level stores thanks to the mushrooming of suburban malls across the country. — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2025

But Siem Reap itself is no longer just an overnight destination; the last few years have seen a mushrooming of bars, restaurants, galleries, and especially boutiques run by locals, expats, and repatriated Khmers. — Hanya Yanagihara, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2017

Verb

Davis has previously alleged that, amid mushrooming violence between the two groups, Combs had offered Davis a bounty on the lives of his rivals, Knight and Shakur. — Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

That is at least least partly due to Proposition 103, which was passed in 1988 in an era of mushrooming auto premiums. — Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

But great replacement theorists wildly exaggerate demographic changes involving migrants of color in order to present them as a mushrooming threat to White people. — Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026

The firm envisions manufacturing mushrooming in the year ahead, with reshoring and nearshoring driving demand for manufacturing facilities. — Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026

On one hand, the environmental footprint of all-things-AI is mushrooming beyond the pale of the technology’s purported potential to save the world from the brink of burning. — Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 18 Dec. 2025

While the raid inadvertently unearthed the Ohtani-Mizuhara ordeal, the mushrooming scandal obscured a more complex, far-reaching, and ongoing drama. — David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025

The Lone Star State amounts to the first battle in a mushrooming national redistricting battle that Trump unleashed last month with the goal of helping Republicans hold onto control of Congress next year, when history says the sitting president’s party would be expected to lose ground. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2025