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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Laments about the sorry state of the Broadway musical have been piling up for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Signals are piling up against consumer discretionary stocks.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

The tariffs shook Chinese businesses and led to goods piling up in warehouses, while US firms scrambled to find alternative supplies.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

When delays start piling up and patients become upset, employee burnout and even errors may be more likely to happen.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

The others explained that the snow was early, that we were never supposed to see it, but there it was, piling up around us as we tried to sleep at night.

From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown

piling up

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