PROLIFERATIONS Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

proliferations

noun

plural of proliferation

as in increases

something added (as by growth) a large proliferation in the number of electrical appliances was placing enormous demands upon the region's power supply

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as in accumulations

the act or process of becoming greater in number the proliferation of mistakes as both actors and crew became more and more tired

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Recent Examples of proliferations There were proliferations of bulbs that looked like something a pathologist might worry about and striations that might have been crops seen from above. —

Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026

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Noun

The club finished second in attendance last year, behind the Los Angeles Dodgers, despite steep increases in ticket prices in recent years.

— Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 21 Apr. 2026
While tariff pain was partially contained to specific categories of food, rising fuel and fertilizer prices promise across-the-board increases, Volpe said.

— Tristan Bove, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026