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

Power stroke Tatis homered for the second consecutive game, upping his season total to seven. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2026

Under Isom, American has been upping its game in premium investments. — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 19 July 2026

In the summer, Schrader suggests upping the cleaning frequency to weekly to account for the warm weather and sleeping with fewer layers between you and the duvet. — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 14 July 2026

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

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

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