accelerating
adjective
ac·cel·er·at·ing ik-ˈse-lə-ˌrā-tiŋ 
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: increasing in speed or rate of occurrence
an accelerating process of change
… the already appalling damage humans have done to the primates by our accelerating destruction of their world.
Paul Schullery
Paul Schullery acceleratingly adverb
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web In 2020, the economic machine, call it nominal GDP, was inflected positive and accelerating. Bob Haber, Forbes, 26 May 2022 The melting of the glaciers in the Himalayas in particular is dramatic and accelerating, recent research has found, with the pace of change much faster in the 21st century than the 20th. Niha Masih, Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2021 The accelerating loss could be a sign that the catastrophe has already been set in motion. Katie Langin, Science | AAAS, 21 June 2018
Bob Haber, Forbes, 26 May 2022 The melting of the glaciers in the Himalayas in particular is dramatic and accelerating, recent research has found, with the pace of change much faster in the 21st century than the 20th. Niha Masih, Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2021 The accelerating loss could be a sign that the catastrophe has already been set in motion. Katie Langin, Science | AAAS, 21 June 2018 Word History
First Known Use
1661, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing accelerating
accelerating
verb
1
as in increasing
to become greater in size, extent, volume, amount, or number toy purchases accelerate dramatically during the Christmas season Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- increasing
- rising
- expanding
- swelling
- intensifying
- climbing
- multiplying
- proliferating
- accumulating
- escalating
- snowballing
- waxing
- surging
- spreading
- mushrooming
- ballooning
- booming
- enlarging
- gaining
- mounting
- burgeoning
- jumping
- bourgeoning
- appreciating
- rolling up
- skyrocketing
- heightening
- rocketing
- building up
- peaking
- redoubling
- inflating
- distending
- cresting
- bulking
- crescendoing
- blowing up
- puffing (up)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- decreasing
- diminishing
- contracting
- lessening
- receding
- waning
- dwindling
2
as in pushing
to cause to move or proceed fast or faster we accelerated preparations for the hurricane upon hearing weather reports that it had gained speed Synonyms & Similar Words
- pushing
- rushing
- quickening
- hastening
- hurrying
- encouraging
- facilitating
- driving
- urging
- propelling
- bundling
- fast-tracking
- spurring
- whisking
- aiding
- expediting
- racing
- stirring
- goading
- prodding
- speeding (up)
- easing
- dispatching
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- decelerating
- braking
- retarding
- slowing (down)
- delaying
- impeding
- restraining
- hindering
- hampering
- interfering (with)
- stopping
- hobbling
- holding back
- encumbering
- checking
- tying up
- stalling
- staying
- holding up
- arresting
- reining (in)
- shackling
- fettering
- trammelling
- manacling
- tieing up
- trammeling
- stilling
3
as in expanding
to make greater in size, amount, or number the company accelerated its advertising purchases even as the economy appeared to be in recession Synonyms & Similar Words
- increasing
- expanding
- boosting
- augmenting
- multiplying
- raising
- extending
- enhancing
- intensifying
- amplifying
- escalating
- strengthening
- reinforcing
- enlarging
- maximizing
- swelling
- compounding
- stoking
- hyping
- aggrandizing
- upping
- supersizing
- skyrocketing
- developing
- pumping up
- jumping
- booming
- supplementing
- building up
- spiking
- lengthening
- prolonging
- heightening
- inflating
- adding (to)
- stretching
- protracting
- elongating
- complementing
- dilating
- distending
- accumulating
- drawing out
- collecting
- amassing
- magnifying
- blowing up
- racheting (up)
- bumping (up)
- reenforcing
- ratcheting (up)
- parlaying
- following up
- fleshing (out)
- beefing (up)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- reducing
- decreasing
- diminishing
- lowering
- lessening
- downsizing
- dwindling
- curtailing
- shortening
- abating
- subtracting (from)
- compressing
- contracting
- abridging
- abbreviating
- de-escalating
- condensing
- minifying
- constricting
- retrenching
- cutting back
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