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snowball
[snoh-bawl]
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | increase |
| Synonyms: | advance, aggrandize, aggravate, amplify, annex, augment, boost, broaden, build, build up, burgeon, deepen, develop, dilate, distend, double, enhance, enlarge, escalate, exaggerate, expand, extend, further, grow, heighten, inflate, intensify, lengthen, magnify, mark up, mount, multiply, pad, progress, proliferate, prolong, protract, pullulate, raise, redouble, reinforce, rise, run up, sharpen, slap on, soar, spread, step up, strengthen, supplement, swarm, swell*, tack on, teem, thicken, triple, upsurge, wax, widen |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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| Main Entry: | enlarge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make or grow bigger; increase |
| Synonyms: | add to, aggrandize, amplify, augment, beef up, blow up, boost, broaden, build, bulk, develop, diffuse, dilate, distend, elaborate, elongate, embroider, exaggerate, expand, expatiate, extend, give details, grow, grow larger, heighten, inflate, jack up, jazz up, lengthen, magnify, make larger, mount, multiply, pad, pyramid, rise, slap on, snowball, spread, stretch, swell, upsurge, wax, widen |
| Antonyms: | abridge, compress, condense, curtail, decrease, diminish, lessen, lower, reduce, shrink |
| Main Entry: | get |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come into possession of; achieve |
| Synonyms: | access, accomplish, acquire, annex, attain, bag*, bring, bring in, build up, buy into, buy off, buy out, capture, cash in on, chalk up, clean up, clear, come by, compass, cop, draw, earn, educe, effect, elicit, evoke, extort, extract, fetch, gain, get hands on, glean, grab, have, hustle*, inherit, land, lock up, make, make a buy, make a killing, net, obtain, parlay, pick up, procure, pull, rack up, realize, reap, receive, score, secure, snag*, snap up, snowball, succeed to, take, wangle, win |
| Antonyms: | fail, lose, miss, pass |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | increase |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | add or grow |
| Synonyms: | advance, aggrandize, aggravate, amplify, annex, augment, boost, broaden, build, build up, deepen, develop, dilate, distend, double, enhance, enlarge, escalate, exaggerate, expand, extend, further, heighten, inflate, intensify, lengthen, magnify, mark up, mount, multiply, pad, progress, proliferate, prolong, protract, pullulate, raise, redouble, reinforce, rise, sharpen, slap on, snowball, spread, step up, strengthen, supplement, swarm, swell, tack on, teem, thicken, triple, wax, widen |
| Antonyms: | decrease, deplete, diminish, lose, subtract |
| Main Entry: | proliferate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | increase quickly |
| Synonyms: | breed, burgeon, engender, escalate, expand, generate, grow rapidly, multiply, mushroom, procreate, propagate, reproduce, run riot, snowball |
| Antonyms: | decline, decrease, fall off |
| Main Entry: | raise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | increase, augment |
| Synonyms: | advance, aggravate, amplify, assemble, boost, build up, collect, congregate, congress, dignify, enhance, enlarge, escalate, exaggerate, exalt, fetch up, forgather, form, gather, get, goose up, goose, heighten, hike, hike up, honor, inflate, intensify, jack up, jump, jump up, levy, look up, magnify, mass, mobilize, mushroom, muster, obtain, perk up, pick up, promote, put up, pyramid, rally, recruit, reinforce, rendezvous, run up, send through the roof, shoot up, snowball, strengthen, up |
| Antonyms: | decrease, depress, diminish, lessen, lower, reduce |
| Main Entry: | burgeon |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bloom |
| Synonyms: | blossom, bud, expand, flower, grow, increase, mushroom, prosper, snowball, sprout, thrive |
| Antonyms: | shrink |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2012 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Copyright © 2012 by the Philip Lief Group.
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| Concept: | Increase. |
| Category: | 2. COMPARATIVE QUANTITY; CHANGES IN QUANTITY |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
increase, augmentation, enlargement, extension; dilatation (expansion); increment, accretion; accession; development, growth; aggrandizement, aggravation; rise; ascent; exaggeration, exacerbation; spread (dispersion); flood tide; gain, produce, product, profit.
-verbs
increase, augment, add to, enlarge; dilate (expand); grow, wax, get ahead; gain strength; advance; run up, shoot up; rise; ascend; sprout., aggrandize; raise, exalt; deepen, heighten; strengthen; intensify, enhance, magnify, redouble; aggravate, exaggerate; exasperate, exacerbate; add fuel to the flame, oleum addere camino, superadd (add) [more]; spread (disperse).
-adjectives
increased; on the increase, undiminished; additional (added).
-adverbs
crescendo.
-phrases
vires acquirit eundo [Vergil].
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| Antonyms: | decrease |
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