Synonyms of proliferated

proliferated

verb

past tense of proliferate

as in increased

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

rumors about the incident proliferated on the Internet

Synonyms & Similar Words

• increased
• swelled
• accelerated
• expanded
• rose
• multiplied
• climbed
• intensified
• mushroomed
• waxed
• accumulated
• boomed
• escalated
• spread
• enlarged
• mounted
• ballooned
• surged
• burgeoned
• snowballed
• gained
• rolled up
• appreciated
• jumped
• built up
• skyrocketed
• heightened
• peaked
• rocketed
• inflated
• redoubled
• distended
• puffed (up)
• crested
• bulked
• crescendoed
• blew up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decreased
• diminished
• contracted
• lessened
• dwindled
• receded
• waned

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of proliferated

Fentanyl – a pharmaceutical developed in the 1960s as a safer alternative to morphine – proliferated as a cheaper, more convenient additive. — New Atlas, 30 Sep. 2026

These arguments have proliferated despite a substantial body of evidence showing transgender people are far more likely to be targets of violence, rather than perpetrators. — Lisa Hagen, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026

Newspaper ads for brides were normalized and proliferated in 19th century America. — Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

As the post-2021 conflict intensified, military checkpoints proliferated on major roads across the country. — Andrew Nachemson, The Dial, 22 Sep. 2026

While mainstream media outlets avoided airing the clip of Kirk's assassination, the raw footage proliferated on X and Reddit, entering the flow of online discourse and memes that day. — Owen Carry, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Worries about big-brother government and non-white foreigners proliferated. — Michael E. Neagle, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026

South Dakota has small data centers but none of the large centers, known as hyper-scale, that have proliferated elsewhere. — Des Moines Register, States Newsroom, 3 Sep. 2026

In that conventional view, the International Style (a term MoMA introduced in 1932) proliferated as an instrument of the Cold War, adjusting to local preferences but always faithful to its Franco-German origins. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 2 Sep. 2026