UPPING Synonyms: 143 Similar and Opposite Words

upping

verb

present participle of up

as in increasing

to make greater in size, amount, or number climbing fuel prices have forced the delivery company to up its prices

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as in lifting

to move from a lower to a higher place or position upped the catboat's sail

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as in rising

to move or extend upward the road constantly ups and downs as it makes its way over the hills

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Recent Examples of upping Six Flags’ corporate creative producer Clayton Lawrence says post-merger, the company pinpointed upping the family appeal at Magic Mountain as among its first orders of business. —

Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026 And yet Russia is upping its attack on Ukraine. —

ABC News, 7 June 2026 As Los Angeles prepares to host a number of high-profile sporting events in the coming years, Bornman says upping the number of personnel is critical. —

Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 29 May 2026 After Zale broke the scoreless tie just over five minutes into the second half, Rafacz added two goals in a span of just over two minutes to bust it open, upping her season total to 17. —

Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026 For others still chasing results, upping spending — without substantively addressing AI strategy, governance, workforce capabilities and cross-functional collaboration — burns cash, impairs competitiveness and erodes morale. —

Noah Barsky, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026 That all sounds like a pretty good complement to Dylan Larkin and Lucas Raymond, basically keeping the elements that worked with Emmitt Finnie in that spot but upping the finishing ability. —

Max Bultman, New York Times, 26 May 2026 That Just Keeps Getting Better A clutch of new restaurants and hideaways is upping the ante. —

Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 May 2026 Woody Harrelson declaims every line, upping the relentless factor of Phil’s mania. —

Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 18 May 2026

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Leading up to Election Day, the Democratic share of those later ballots, which often determine the outcome in California, was steadily increasing as liberal-leaning voters began to make their choice.

— Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 5 June 2026
At that time, Musk accused the FTC of aggressively increasing the number of investigative demands.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 4 June 2026