Synonyms of stokes

stokes

verb

present tense third-person singular of stoke

as in increases

to make greater in size, amount, or number

hopefully, offering stock options will stoke workers' commitment to the company

Synonyms & Similar Words

• increases
• accelerates
• expands
• boosts
• augments
• raises
• multiplies
• extends
• swells
• enhances
• intensifies
• ups
• amplifies
• reinforces
• escalates
• adds (to)
• maximizes
• enlarges
• strengthens
• hypes
• aggrandizes
• compounds
• builds up
• supersizes
• heightens
• jumps
• spikes
• develops
• pumps up
• inflates
• lengthens
• prolongs
• dilates
• stretches
• booms
• distends
• complements
• draws out
• elongates
• supplements
• magnifies
• bumps (up)
• protracts
• skyrockets
• blows up
• accumulates
• ratchets (up)
• collects
• fleshes (out)
• rachets (up)
• amasses
• follows up
• parlays
• beefs (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reduces
• decreases
• diminishes
• lessens
• lowers
• subtracts (from)
• abates
• downsizes
• dwindles
• shortens
• curtails
• abbreviates
• abridges
• compresses
• minifies
• de-escalates
• condenses
• constricts
• contracts
• retrenches
• cuts back

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stokes

Japan has been struggling to curb a slide that pushes up import prices, stokes inflation, and weighs on Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s approval ratings. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026

The solar eclipse in Leo on August 12 is the first eclipse in a new series that will be lighting up your 5th house of creativity, and this one stokes the flame of your storytelling genius. — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026

As the implosion of Graham Platner in Maine stokes an intraparty debate over progressives’ campaign acumen, the left has sought to change the subject by digging in against data centers as energy-hungry behemoths that hurt communities. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 14 July 2026

Across America charms — all four of my rides last week ended in audience applause — by simply being a calming, relaxed journey that stokes our sense of adventure. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

Arteta is the engine-room of that motivation at Arsenal, the one who stokes and tends to the project’s ambition, whose uncompromising standards drive everyone to perform better. — James McNicholas, New York Times, 19 May 2026

But our societal fragmentation stokes consequences far beyond our personal feelings. — Bing Chen, Time, 13 Mar. 2026

The Western intervention escalates the war and stokes fears of a wider global conflict. — Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 1 Mar. 2026

But right now, given the dark passions that have been unleashed within MAGA and the leader of the movement, who stokes those passions several times each day, the chances of large-scale depolarization are vanishingly small. — Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026