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ratcheting (up)

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variants: also racheting (up)

present participle of ratchet (up)

Synonyms & Antonyms of ratcheting (up)

as in maximizing, bumping (up)

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for ratcheting (up)

bumping (up),
maximizing

blowing up,
dilating,
distending,
inflating

drawing out,
elongating,
fleshing (out),
lengthening,
prolonging,
protracting,
stretching

developing,
enhancing,
heightening,
intensifying,
magnifying

complementing,
supplementing

beefing (up),
reinforcing
(also reenforcing),
strengthening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for ratcheting (up)

minimizing

abating,
decreasing,
de-escalating,
diminishing,
downsizing,
dwindling,
lessening,
lowering,
minifying,
reducing,
subtracting (from)

abbreviating,
abridging,
curtailing,
shortening

compressing,
condensing,
constricting,
contracting

cutting back,
retrenching

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“Ratcheting (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ratcheting%20%28up%29. Accessed 18 May. 2022.

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