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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“It was like losing the worst snowball fight of your life.”

From Los Angeles Times

If she hadn’t acted, it might have snowballed.

From The Wall Street Journal

In time, the tobogganing degenerated into a snowball fight, which the old folks seemed to be enjoying as much as Karl and his friends were.

From Literature

In the run-up to the Academy Awards, Madigan was not the overarching favorite, but wins at the Critics Choice Awards and the Actor Awards bestowed by the Screen Actors Guild snowballed into Oscars success.

From Barron's

He said apprentices would have "snowball" fights with asbestos and he knew of two women who died having probably inhaled particles while washing their husband's work clothes.

From BBC

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