piling up

ADJECTIVE

increasing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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

STRONGEST

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

STRONGEST

decline decrease failure hindrance stagnation

STRONG

deduction lessening reduction shrinkage subtraction

WEAK

drop fall slump worsening

Example Sentences

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The injuries are piling up for Canada, which lost center back Moïse Bombito and forward Marcelo Flores to injuries after the World Cup roster had been determined.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Despite war and consumer anxiety, big American companies are piling up profits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The parallels between the accounts started piling up.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Either way, amyloid-β starts piling up in the brain.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

A few weeks ago I started writing a story, something I made up from beginning to end, and I’ve enjoyed it so much that the products of my pen are piling up.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

piling up

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