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redoubles

verb , present tense third-person singular of redouble

Synonyms and Antonyms of redoubles

1 to make markedly greater in measure or degree

rescuers redoubled their efforts to reach the people buried in the rubble after unexpectedly hearing someone call for help

Synonyms of redoubles

accentuates, amplifies, amps (up), beefs (up), boosts, consolidates, deepens, enhances, heightens, intensifies, magnifies, steps up, strengthens

Words Related to redoubles

broadens, enlarges, expands, extends, lengthens

accelerates, hastens, quickens

emphasizes, points (up), sharpens, stresses

augments, enforces, reinforces (also reenforces), restrengthens, supplements

enlivens, jazzes (up)

aggravates, exacerbates

Near Antonyms of redoubles

decreases, diminishes, lessens, lets up (on), reduces, subdues, tones (down), weakens

dwindles, recedes, subsides, tapers (off), wanes

alleviates, eases, lightens

Antonyms of redoubles

abates, moderates

2 to make twice as great or as many

if we redouble the recipe, we'll have enough cookies for everyone

Synonyms of redoubles

doubles, duplicates

Words Related to redoubles

compounds, multiplies

accumulates, balloons, builds (up), burgeons (also bourgeons), enlarges, escalates, expands, increases, mounts, mushrooms, proliferates, rises, snowballs, swells, waxes

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