stepped up

[stept-uhp] / ˈstɛptˈʌp /

VERB

accelerate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boost escalate hasten improve increase intensify quicken raise speed

WEAK

augment hurry lift shake up speed up up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decrease diminish halt hurt lessen lower slow weaken

WEAK

decelerate hinder

Example Sentences

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Nearly one in three contractors reports being affected by stepped-up immigration enforcement.

From The Wall Street Journal

The arms trade is among many areas of stepped-up cooperation.

From The Wall Street Journal

Without a massively stepped-up aid effort, any truce will be fragile.

From BBC

Meta Platforms investors may not know how to feel about the Facebook parent company’s stepped-up artificial-intelligence investments lately, but Alphabet investors seem to be liking the sound of them.

From MarketWatch