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

The Michelangelo virus, which proliferated in the nineties and was programmed to attack on Michelangelo’s birthday, had destroyed his hard drive. — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

But as lawsuits proliferated and California judges expanded the law’s reach, Republican lawmakers began seeking to try and reign CEQA in. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Construction zones proliferated in the area after the January 2025 fires that destroyed local homes and businesses, resulting in reduced speed limits. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

As a result, no single authority can set priorities or quickly mobilize resources, and criminal organizations have proliferated in the bureaucracy’s seams. — Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026

With few regulations, hundreds of new private and microschools have proliferated. — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2026

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

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