Definitions

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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Most of her debts snowballed from being unable to pay essential bills such as utilities, council tax and rent.

From BBC

New Yorkers take part in a snowball fight in Brooklyn's McCarren Park, as a major winter storm sweeps through vast expanses of the United States.

From Barron's

“I feel like once we got hit and some of the other shops got hit it created a snowball effect.”

From Los Angeles Times

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

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