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 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

That has snowballed in the last couple of years with social media and influencers coming here. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 Aug. 2026

The removal of Maelor, however, snowballed into this moment where that character’s absence didn’t allow for that horrific book moment to be realized, so another set of reasons was concocted. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

In recent days, the calls and social media posts have only snowballed. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

Primus’ Bay Area cult following snowballed into a deal with Virgin offshoot Caroline Records for their studio debut, 1990’s Frizzle Fry, which established Primus as irresistible genre iconoclasts. — Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 2 Aug. 2026

The inning snowballed from there, with the Sox allowing eight runs on the way to suffering a 9-5 loss in front of 28,657 at Rate Field. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026

January's was the deadliest, when security forces killed thousands to crush nationwide demonstrations that started over economic woes and then snowballed into calls for Khamenei's overthrow. — ABC News, 9 July 2026