Synonyms of stoking

stoking

verb

present participle of stoke

as in increasing

to make greater in size, amount, or number

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• increasing
• expanding
• accelerating
• boosting
• augmenting
• raising
• multiplying
• extending
• escalating
• intensifying
• enhancing
• reinforcing
• amplifying
• swelling
• enlarging
• adding (to)
• strengthening
• maximizing
• upping
• compounding
• hyping
• aggrandizing
• building up
• pumping up
• heightening
• supersizing
• inflating
• supplementing
• jumping
• skyrocketing
• spiking
• developing
• prolonging
• booming
• stretching
• lengthening
• distending
• bumping (up)
• complementing
• elongating
• dilating
• drawing out
• protracting
• ratcheting (up)
• magnifying
• accumulating
• blowing up
• amassing
• collecting
• fleshing (out)
• racheting (up)
• beefing (up)
• following up
• parlaying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reducing
• decreasing
• diminishing
• lowering
• lessening
• dwindling
• downsizing
• subtracting (from)
• abating
• curtailing
• shortening
• abridging
• de-escalating
• contracting
• compressing
• abbreviating
• condensing
• minifying
• constricting
• retrenching
• cutting back

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stoking

Unitree’s recent slump has raised concerns about how Beijing may boost emerging strategic sectors without stoking a speculative frenzy. — Anniek Bao,elaine Yu, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

Social media in South Korea have been filled with messages stoking fears about safety on Jeju, with some spreading groundless rumors and deriding the island. — Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

The margin-of-error results in the Hawkeye State are stoking Democratic hopes of scoring midterm victories in unexpected places. — Susan Page, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

Getty Images Since the public launch of ChatGPT in 2022, generative AI has increasingly threatened academic integrity, further stoking fears of a literacy crisis and deepening concerns about the authenticity of students’ work. — Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Yet no one hauled him before Congress to answer for stoking racial tensions, snubbing George Washington, or making America sad on her birthday. — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2026

Global conflicts and the impact of climate change are driving up the costs of shipping worldwide, underlining concerns over the fragility of international supply chains and stoking inflation. — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Once again, international organizations removed Hamas and their share of the blame for Gaza’s suffering from the conversation, stoking the anti-Israel narrative. — Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Online influencers are both stoking and exploiting this uncertainty, turning health misinformation into a business model. — Avi Tuschman, STAT, 13 Aug. 2026