piling up

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increasing adj.
rise n.

ADJECTIVE

increasing

Synonyms

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developing expanding growing rising

STRONG

accumulating augmenting booming broadening enlarging flourishing maturing multiplying proliferating snowballing sprouting swelling waxing widening

WEAK

getting big

NOUN

rise

Synonyms

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acceleration advance ascent boost climb growth hike increment inflation progress surge upsurge upswing upturn

STRONG

accession accretion addition advancement aggrandizement augmentation breakthrough distention doubling enlargement heightening intensification intensifying markup multiplication promotion raise step-up swell upgrade waxing

WEAK

stacking up

Antonyms

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decline decrease failure hindrance stagnation

STRONG

deduction lessening reduction shrinkage subtraction

WEAK

drop fall slump worsening

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piling up

U.S. home sales are in a slump, and inventory has been piling up as buyers get spooked by higher borrowing costs.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

Let’s set the stage for you in a way that won’t spoil this constantly surprising film when it arrives in theaters in December and starts piling up acclaim and awards for all concerned.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

The evidence had been piling up for years before I finally admitted that I had a type.

From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026

New apartments, businesses and cars are appearing while graves are piling up in the local cemetery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

The air went out of Moss, and with it went all of the grief that had been piling up inside of his body.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

piling up

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