snowball

[snoh-bawl] / ˈsnoʊˌbɔl /

VERB

increase

Synonyms

STRONGEST

escalate heighten intensify multiply proliferate swell widen

STRONG

advance aggrandize aggravate amplify annex augment boost broaden build burgeon deepen develop dilate distend double enhance enlarge exaggerate expand extend further grow inflate lengthen magnify mount pad progress prolong protract pullulate raise redouble reinforce rise sharpen soar spread strengthen supplement swarm teem thicken triple upsurge wax

WEAK

build up run up slap on step up tack on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decrease lessen lower weaken

STRONG

abbreviate abridge compress condense contract curtail cut decline deflate degrade depress diminish discourage drop fall hinder hurt minimize narrow recede reduce retreat retrogress shorten shrink slump subtract take back undermine

Example Sentences

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Two popular repayment strategies include the avalanche method, paying the highest-interest debts first, then tackling smaller balances, and the snowball method, paying the smallest debts first to build momentum, then moving to larger balances.

From MarketWatch

This news smacked me in the nose like a snowball in December.

From Literature

And even then, the math gets tricky because I’ve lost out on the “snowball effect” of what those added dollars might have meant — market gains can build on themselves, after all.

From MarketWatch

And if you think that ignoring their wishes is going to snowball into a larger conflict, you could do one small thing to appease them.

From MarketWatch

The questionable charges kept appearing and eventually snowballed into hundreds of thousands of dollars, Haroutunian said.

From The Wall Street Journal

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