Synonyms of rolling up

rolling up

verb

present participle of roll up

as in increasing

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

ticket sales are expected to roll up as the date of the concert nears

Synonyms & Similar Words

• increasing
• rising
• swelling
• accelerating
• expanding
• climbing
• building up
• waxing
• multiplying
• intensifying
• mounting
• accumulating
• spreading
• escalating
• proliferating
• mushrooming
• booming
• enlarging
• snowballing
• burgeoning
• gaining
• surging
• ballooning
• jumping
• appreciating
• puffing (up)
• blowing up
• skyrocketing
• heightening
• rocketing
• peaking
• redoubling
• inflating
• distending
• bulking
• cresting
• crescendoing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decreasing
• diminishing
• contracting
• lessening
• receding
• dwindling
• waning

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rolling up

Garcia said Lindsey continued to refuse multiple verbal orders and police body camera video shows Lindsey rolling up his windows, trying to take off his seatbelt before opening the door. — Briauna Brown, CBS News, 30 July 2026

Private equity has been rolling up local HVAC, plumbing and electrical businesses, stitching together fragmented operators into regional platforms. — Renana Ashkenazi, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

When rolling up the dough, be careful not to roll it too tightly to allow the buns room to rise and puff up. — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 19 June 2026

Sometimes, that means rolling up her sleeves with the best of them. — Bianca Betancourt, CNN Money, 9 June 2026

Like, all the ad dollars are now rolling up into social media. — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 22 May 2026

Doing so, officials say, helps protect not only those rolling up their sleeves but those who cannot get vaccinated, such as the very youngest children. — Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026

Hospitals like Children’s Mercy, one of only 28 stand-alone children’s hospitals in the country, are increasingly rolling up pediatric care over wider geographic regions. — Suzanne King, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2026

The San Antonio Spurs made quite the fashion statement on Sunday, April 19, when arriving to Game 1 of their first-round NBA playoff series against the Portland Trail Blazers, rolling up to their home Frost Bank Center in matching suits for the eventual 111-98 win. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026