Synonyms of upping

upping

verb

present participle of up

1

as in increasing

to make greater in size, amount, or number

climbing fuel prices have forced the delivery company to up its prices

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in lifting

to move from a lower to a higher place or position

upped the catboat's sail

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lifting
• raising
• elevating
• heightening
• boosting
• hoisting
• upholding
• uplifting
• heaving
• hiking
• craning
• taking up
• rising
• mounting
• hefting
• jacking (up)
• ascending
• picking up
• perking (up)
• upraising
• rearing
• upending

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lowering
• dropping
• falling
• pushing
• descending
• slipping
• dipping
• plunging
• pressing
• bearing
• pitching
• sinking
• depressing
• submerging

3

as in rising

to move or extend upward

the road constantly ups and downs as it makes its way over the hills

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rising
• climbing
• ascending
• soaring
• lifting
• mounting
• thrusting
• arising
• sloping
• aspiring
• uprising
• surging
• tilting
• upturning
• elevating
• leaning
• towering
• upthrusting
• uprearing
• raising
• boosting
• scaling
• inclining
• topping
• uplifting
• zooming
• surmounting
• tipping
• taking off
• ballooning
• cresting
• upheaving
• slanting
• listing
• blasting off
• upraising
• reclining
• canting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• declining
• falling (off)
• dropping
• descending
• dipping
• plunging
• sliding
• sinking
• diving
• plummeting
• nose-diving

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of upping

The price has been rising regularly with the Postal Service upping the price of the Forever stamp from 73 cents to 78 cents in July 2025. — Mike Snider, USA Today, 11 July 2026

While both the mass and prestige categories are performing well, the former is upping its game, applying pressure on the latter. — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 7 July 2026

One is that, upping your contributions can make an enormous difference on your child’s future wealth. — Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 3 July 2026

Brands across the board are focusing on the US, upping their flagship boutique sizes and specs, and venturing further into the country after years of prioritizing slim slices of the coasts. — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 29 June 2026

The fest’s organizers are upping sticks and moving more than 200 miles south to join the British Prime Minister-in-waiting Andy Burnham in Greater Manchester in 2027. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 June 2026

Charcoal gray commands higher offers too, upping them by $1,240, while sage green tops white by $1,035. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 22 June 2026

This is discouraging some LNG demand and upping that of coal. — Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026

The actress rocked a romantic look from McQueen's Fall 2025 collection, upping the ante with a dramatic train. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 18 June 2026