Synonyms of snowballing

snowballing

verb

present participle of snowball

as in increasing

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

the little problems we ignored began to snowball into huge headaches

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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