well up

VERB

swell

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accumulate add to balloon bloat bulge enlarge expand fatten grow increase mount rise surge

STRONG

aggravate amplify augment belly billow blister dilate distend enhance extend heighten intensity plump pouch pout protrude puff tumefy uprise

WEAK

be inflated become bloated become distended become swollen fill out grow larger puff up round out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abridge decline decrease diminish drop fall lessen lose lower reduce shrink slump

STRONG

compress condense contract curtail shorten

WEAK

concentrate

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well up

A team led by Arun Jain said inflows into those ETFs last week climbed to their 73rd percentile, well up from the fourth percentile four weeks ago.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

Sharon Rooney, star of My Mad Fat Diary and the Barbie film, is another contestant likely to keep a low profile, which, as we've seen, can work well up to a point.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

All three main indexes on Wall Street ended well up, with the Dow and Nasdaq adding more than one percent.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

Comparable sales were higher as well, up by 3.2%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026

I struggle for something smart to say in return, but to my embarrassment, I feel tears well up in my eyes.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu

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