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Amplify

🔄 Synonyms of "Amplify"

8 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
expandverb(transitive) To increase the extent, number, volume or scope of (something).
blow upverbUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blow, up.
magnifyverb(transitive) To make (something) larger or more important.
inflateverb(transitive) To enlarge an object by pushing air (or a gas) into it; to raise or expand abnormally
exaggerateverbTo overstate, to describe more than the fact.
hyperbolizeverb(intransitive, now rare) To exaggerate, use hyperbole.
overstateverb(transitive) To exaggerate; to state or claim to a greater degree than reality.
overdrawverbTo withdraw more money from an account than there is credit; to make an overdraft

↔️ Antonyms of "Amplify"

Words with the opposite meaning.

WordDefinition
minimizeverb(transitive) To make (something) smaller or as small as possible; shrink; reduce.
understateverb(transitive) To state (something) with less completeness than needed; to minimise or downplay.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Amplify"

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WordDefinition
expandverb(transitive) To increase the extent, number, volume or scope of (something).
overdrawverbTo withdraw more money from an account than there is credit; to make an overdraft
exaggerateverbTo overstate, to describe more than the fact.
hyperbolizeverb(intransitive, now rare) To exaggerate, use hyperbole.
overstateverb(transitive) To exaggerate; to state or claim to a greater degree than reality.
magnifyverb(transitive) To make (something) larger or more important.
blow upverbUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blow, up.
inflateverb(transitive) To enlarge an object by pushing air (or a gas) into it; to raise or expand abnormally
enlargeverb(transitive) To make (something) larger.
increaseverb(intransitive) (of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater, to greaten.
growverb(ergative) To become larger, to increase in magnitude.
extendverb(transitive) To cause to increase in extent.
augmentverb(transitive) To increase; to make larger or supplement.
widenverb(transitive) To make wide or wider.
broadenverb(intransitive) To become broad or broader.
escalateverb(ambitransitive) To increase (something) in extent or intensity; to intensify or step up.
developingnounIn the process of development.
strengthenverb(transitive) To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify.
intensifyverb(intransitive) To become intense, or more intense; to act with increasing power or energy.
enhanceverbTo augment or make something greater.

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