Synonyms of ratcheting (up)

ratcheting (up)

verb

variants also racheting (up)

present participle of ratchet (up)

as in bumping (up)

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bumping (up)
• adding (to)
• building up
• pumping up
• maximizing
• increasing
• blowing up
• drawing out
• fleshing (out)
• swelling
• accelerating
• augmenting
• escalating
• expanding
• multiplying
• compounding
• stoking
• amplifying
• enlarging
• extending
• boosting
• upping
• dilating
• inflating
• hyping
• beefing (up)
• distending
• prolonging
• lengthening
• aggrandizing
• intensifying
• supersizing
• elongating
• enhancing
• stretching
• raising
• developing
• heightening
• protracting
• supplementing
• complementing
• magnifying
• reinforcing
• reenforcing
• strengthening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• subtracting (from)
• minimizing
• reducing
• decreasing
• diminishing
• lowering
• lessening
• dwindling
• downsizing
• shortening
• abating
• cutting back
• curtailing
• abridging
• abbreviating
• contracting
• compressing
• minifying
• condensing
• constricting
• de-escalating
• retrenching