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peaking

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present participle of peak

Synonyms & Antonyms of peaking

as in surging, cresting

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for peaking

cresting,
surging

accumulating,
appreciating,
ballooning,
building up,
burgeoning
(also bourgeoning),
enlarging,
escalating,
expanding,
increasing,
mounting,
multiplying,
mushrooming,
proliferating,
snowballing,
swelling,
waxing

heightening,
intensifying

rocketing,
shooting (up),
skyrocketing,
soaring,
zooming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for peaking

nose-diving,
plummeting,
plunging,
slumping,
tumbling

collapsing,
falling

contracting,
decreasing,
diminishing,
dropping,
lessening,
waning

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“Peaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peaking. Accessed 8 Mar. 2021.

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