Synonyms of snowballed

snowballed

verb

past tense of snowball

as in increased

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

the little problems we ignored began to snowball into huge headaches

Synonyms & Similar Words

• increased
• swelled
• rose
• accelerated
• expanded
• climbed
• multiplied
• intensified
• ballooned
• mushroomed
• escalated
• proliferated
• waxed
• accumulated
• spread
• boomed
• surged
• mounted
• gained
• rolled up
• jumped
• enlarged
• burgeoned
• appreciated
• skyrocketed
• built up
• rocketed
• heightened
• peaked
• redoubled
• inflated
• distended
• puffed (up)
• crested
• crescendoed
• bulked
• blew up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decreased
• diminished
• contracted
• lessened
• dwindled
• receded
• waned

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of snowballed

What started as a demonstration in support of striking teachers at a suburban high school to the north of Paris has snowballed into a national crisis. — Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

Two years of eating brownies and pizza as meals, never working out, and entrepreneurial pressure had snowballed into gastrointestinal reflux disease. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026

That relatively innocent idea eventually snowballed into something considerably more ambitious, and ultimately became the basis for La Cinquecento itself. — New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026

The phenomenon snowballed under the watch of former President Jair Bolsonaro, Flávio Bolsonaro's father. — ABC News, 25 Sep. 2026

Steinem’s activism snowballed from there, campaigning for female political candidates and testifying before the Senate on behalf of the Equal Rights Amendment. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026

In the three decades-plus since, a highly successful restaurant launch has snowballed into one of hospitality’s most recognizable global brands. — Nick Scott, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2026

What started as isolated demonstrations has quickly snowballed into a season-defining narrative, forcing the WNBA to navigate a level of ideological polarization rarely seen in the league. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026

But Carter wasn’t, and from there, without any significant consequences, there the fisticuffs snowballed to the point one defensive skirmish lasted about four minutes before both teams finally got separated. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026