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

Meanwhile, explosive growth in the military economy and stimulus spending on infrastructure and social benefits helped Russian households stay afloat, despite stoking inflation. — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 30 June 2026

Preview of Republican’s Florida campaign strategy While some Republicans talked about affordability at Saturday’s Sunshine State Showdown event, others focused on stoking fear and rage toward Democrats as the unifying message to drive people to vote for their party in November. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 28 June 2026

Indeed, the anti-development crowd has been more successful at stoking public interest in foreign aid than development professionals themselves. — Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

One of the streets shut down was the central highway in Zapopan, leading to the Estadio Akron, stoking fears of violence during the World Cup. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 June 2026

Switzerland opened the World Cup with a disappointing 1-1 draw with Qatar last week, stoking concern about the team's mental state. — ABC News, 18 June 2026

June 13, 2026 1 of 10 Elon Musk came under fire for stoking anti-immigrant riots this week in which capital city? — Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 13 June 2026

Highflying names such as Nvidia and Broadcom slid as server maker Super Micro Computer tumbled 28% on a $7-billion stock sale plan, stoking fresh worries about an AI-fueled bubble. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026

Groups of people have been caught mysteriously sneaking in and out of manholes around Brooklyn, stoking fear in locals as an investigation remains ongoing. — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 3 June 2026