| Main Entry: | pullulate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | teem |
Synonyms: |
abound, be crawling with, be full of, be numerous, be plentiful, be prolific, bear*, brim, bristle, burst, burst at seams, bustle, crawl, crowd, flow, grow, jam*, overflow, overrun, pack, pour, pour out, produce, prosper, rain, roll in, shower, superabound, swarm, swell*, swim in, wallow in |
| Main Entry: | bud |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sprout |
Synonyms: |
burgeon, burst forth, develop, grow, pullulate, shoot |
Antonyms: |
die, shrink, waste, wither |
| Main Entry: | flow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | issue, surge, run out |
Synonyms: |
abound, arise, brim, cascade, circulate, continue, course, deluge, discharge, disembogue, dribble, ebb, emanate, emerge, emit, exudate, exude, flood, glide, gurgle, gush, inundate, jet, leak, move, ooze, overflow, pass, percolate, pour, proceed, progress, pullulate, regurgitate, result, ripple, roll, rush, slide, sluice, smooth along, spew, spill, splash, spring, spurt, sputter, squirt, stream, sweep, swell, swirl, teem, trickle, tumble, void, well forth |
Antonyms: |
trickle |
| Main Entry: | germinate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | grow |
Synonyms: |
bud, develop, generate, live, originate, pullulate, shoot, sprout, swell, vegetate |
Antonyms: |
halt, slow, stop, thwart |
| Main Entry: | grow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | become larger, evolve |
Synonyms: |
abound, advance, age, amplify, arise, augment, become, branch out, breed, build, burgeon, burst forth, come, come to be, cultivate, develop, dilate, enlarge, expand, extend, fill out, flourish, gain, germinate, get bigger, get taller, heighten, increase, issue, luxuriate, maturate, mature, mount, multiply, originate, pop up, produce, propagate, pullulate, raise, ripen, rise, shoot*, spread, spring up, sprout, stem, stretch, swell, thicken, thrive, turn, vegetate, wax, widen |
Antonyms: |
decline, decrease, diminish, halt, lessen, reduce, stop, stunt |
| Main Entry: | increase |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | add or grow |
Synonyms: |
advance, aggrandize, aggravate, amplify, annex, augment, boost, broaden, build, build up, deepen, develop, dilate, distend, double, enhance, enlarge, escalate, exaggerate, expand, extend, further, heighten, inflate, intensify, lengthen, magnify, mark up, mount, multiply, pad, progress, proliferate, prolong, protract, pullulate, raise, redouble, reinforce, rise, sharpen, slap on, snowball, spread, step up, strengthen, supplement, swarm, swell, tack on, teem, thicken, triple, wax, widen |
Antonyms: |
decrease, deplete, diminish, lose, subtract |
| Main Entry: | swarm |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move forward as a group |
Synonyms: |
abound, be alive, be numerous, cluster, congregate, crawl, crowd, flock, flow, gather, gather like bees, jam, mass, mob, move in a crowd, overrun, pullulate, rush together, stream, teem, throng |
Antonyms: |
retreat |
| Main Entry: | teem |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be abundant, full |
Synonyms: |
abound, be crawling with, be full of, be numerous, be plentiful, be prolific, bear, brim, bristle, burst, burst at seams, bustle, crawl, crowd, flow, grow, jam, overflow, overrun, pack, pour, pour out, produce, prosper, pullulate, rain, roll in, shower, superabound, swarm, swell, swim in, wallow in |
Antonyms: |
lack, need, want |
| Main Entry: | snowball |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | increase |
Synonyms: |
advance, aggrandize, aggravate, amplify, annex, augment, boost, broaden, build, build up, burgeon, deepen, develop, dilate, distend, double, enhance, enlarge, escalate, exaggerate, expand, extend, further, grow, heighten, inflate, intensify, lengthen, magnify, mark up, mount, multiply, pad, progress, proliferate, prolong, protract, pullulate, raise, redouble, reinforce, rise, run up, sharpen, slap on, soar, spread, step up, strengthen, supplement, swarm, swell*, tack on, teem, thicken, triple, upsurge, wax, widen |
| Concept: | Increase. |
| Category: | 2. COMPARATIVE QUANTITY; CHANGES IN QUANTITY |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
increase, augmentation, enlargement, extension; dilatation (expansion); increment, accretion; accession; development, growth; aggrandizement, aggravation; rise; ascent; exaggeration, exacerbation; spread (dispersion); flood tide; gain, produce, product, profit.
-verbs
increase, augment, add to, enlarge; dilate (expand); grow, wax, get ahead; gain strength; advance; run up, shoot up; rise; ascend; sprout., aggrandize; raise, exalt; deepen, heighten; strengthen; intensify, enhance, magnify, redouble; aggravate, exaggerate; exasperate, exacerbate; add fuel to the flame, oleum addere camino, superadd (add) [more]; spread (disperse).
-adjectives
increased; on the increase, undiminished; additional (added).
-adverbs
crescendo.
-phrases
vires acquirit eundo [Vergil].
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Antonyms: |
decrease |
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