Synonyms of proliferating

proliferating

verb

present participle of proliferate

as in increasing

to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number

rumors about the incident proliferated on the Internet

Synonyms & Similar Words

• increasing
• rising
• accelerating
• expanding
• swelling
• multiplying
• climbing
• intensifying
• mushrooming
• accumulating
• spreading
• escalating
• waxing
• burgeoning
• booming
• snowballing
• enlarging
• ballooning
• mounting
• surging
• gaining
• appreciating
• rolling up
• jumping
• skyrocketing
• heightening
• building up
• rocketing
• peaking
• inflating
• distending
• redoubling
• cresting
• puffing (up)
• bulking
• crescendoing
• blowing up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decreasing
• diminishing
• contracting
• lessening
• receding
• dwindling
• waning

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of proliferating

And just as RPOs seem to be spurring a new phase of space warfare, the possibilities for their beneficial, peaceful use are proliferating, too. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2026

Given the rate at which AI is proliferating and becoming increasingly complex, these questions could soon have profound impacts. — New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2026

Off-balance sheet debt Take-or-pay contracts are proliferating throughout the tech sector during the AI buildout. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026

Born in 1972, Liu came of an age when material abundance represented hope and manufacturing ramped up, with slab-style apartment blocks proliferating. — Lavender Au, ARTnews.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Similar scenes are proliferating on the Lower East Side and in Sarugakuchō. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026

But fantasy sports, an almost quaint precursor to the instantaneous forms of gambling proliferating now, remains hugely prevalent. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026

Custom carbon calculators are proliferating among independent music businesses and organizations. — Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026

Among ordinary Russians and civil servants alike, proliferating social controls and prosecutions for treason have created a pervasive climate of mistrust and fueled a sense of paralysis. — Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026