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

This chain of reasoning purposefully stokes fear in the hearts of Broward citizens. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026

Whether that message drives home a lack of affordability as gas, food and home prices surge or stokes fears about the rise of communism in the American heartland, Democrats and Republicans are spending a lot of time thinking about what to say. — Valerie M. Fridland, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026

And what really stokes the opposition comes from people's wallets. — John Shumway, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

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