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swell up

VERB

inflate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

augment bloat boost enlarge escalate exaggerate expand magnify maximize overestimate pad widen

STRONG

aerate aggrandize amplify balloon cram dilate distend exalt pyramid raise spread stretch surcharge

WEAK

beef up build up flesh out puff up pump up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abridge decrease diminish lessen lower play down reduce shrink weaken

STRONG

compress contract debase depress

WEAK

deflate let air out

Example Sentences

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Looking through history, Subramanian found that when leverage increases, earnings volatility and the risk of corporate profits disappointing also swell up.

From Barron's • Dec. 4, 2025

By Tuesday evening, crowds had already begun to swell up and an air of jubilance engulfed the venue.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2025

Relative sea levels along the U.S. coast have already climbed about a foot and could swell up to six more by 2100 if greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels and methane are not significantly curbed.

From National Geographic • Feb. 9, 2024

That number is expected to swell up to 14 million by 2040 in what is being referred to as the Parkinson's pandemic.

From Science Daily • Sep. 29, 2023

“He’ll swell up like a poisoned pup, but he’ll be up and makin’ his rounds tomorrow.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

swell up

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