" swelling "

1: a small rounded mass of swollen tissue;

  * e.g., " ... the swelling at the site of the insect bite was not too concerning "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bump,

•  knot,

•  lump,

•  node,

•  nodule

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in surging, billowing;

•  Synonyms : 

•  billowing,

•  surging,

•  rolling,

•  rippled,

•  rippling,

•  wavy,

•  rutted,

•  rutty,

•  undulant,

•  undulating,

•  undulatory,

•  inexact,

•  unaligned,

•  lopsided,

•  unbalanced,

•  pitted,

•  pocked,

•  knobbly,

•  knobby,

•  knurled,

•  knurly,

•  nubbly,

•  nubby

•  Antonyms : 

•  exact,

•  uniform,

•  aligned,

•  regular,

•  true,

•  horizontal,

•  tabular,

•  plumb,

•  straight,

•  vertical,

•  flush,

•  even,

•  flat,

•  level,

•  plane,

•  smooth

1: to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number;

  * e.g., " ... the club membership has really swelled in recent months "

•  Synonyms : 

•  accelerating,

•  accumulating,

•  appreciating,

•  ballooning,

•  booming,

•  building up,

•  burgeoning,

•  climbing,

•  enlarging,

•  escalating,

•  expanding,

•  gaining,

•  increasing,

•  mounting,

•  multiplying,

•  mushrooming,

•  proliferating,

•  rising,

•  rolling up,

•  snowballing,

•  spreading,

•  waxing

•  Antonyms : 

•  contracting,

•  decreasing,

•  diminishing,

•  dwindling,

•  lessening,

•  receding,

•  waning

2: to make greater in size, amount, or number;

  * e.g., " ... more layoffs will swell the ranks of the unemployed to unprecedented levels "

•  Synonyms : 

•  accelerating,

•  adding (to),

•  aggrandizing,

•  amplifying,

•  augmenting,

•  boosting,

•  building up,

•  compounding,

•  enlarging,

•  escalating,

•  expanding,

•  extending,

•  hyping,

•  increasing,

•  multiplying,

•  pumping up,

•  raising,

•  stoking,

•  supersizing,

•  upping

•  Antonyms : 

•  abating,

•  decreasing,

•  de-escalating,

•  diminishing,

•  downsizing,

•  dwindling,

•  lessening,

•  lowering,

•  minifying,

•  reducing,

•  subtracting (from)

3: to extend outward beyond a usual point;

  * e.g., " ... at that point the Congo River swells and forms Malebo Pool "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bagging,

•  ballooning,

•  beetling,

•  bellying,

•  billowing,

•  bulging,

•  bunching,

•  jutting,

•  overhanging,

•  poking,

•  pooching,

•  pouching,

•  pouting,

•  projecting,

•  protruding,

•  standing out,

•  starting,

•  sticking out

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number;

  * e.g., " ... the club membership has really swelled in recent months "

•  Synonyms : 

•  accelerate,

•  accumulate,

•  appreciate,

•  balloon,

•  boom,

•  build up,

•  burgeon,

•  climb,

•  enlarge,

•  escalate,

•  expand,

•  gain,

•  increase,

•  mount,

•  multiply,

•  mushroom,

•  proliferate,

•  rise,

•  roll up,

•  snowball,

•  spread,

•  wax

•  Antonyms : 

•  contract,

•  decrease,

•  diminish,

•  dwindle,

•  lessen,

•  recede,

•  wane

2: to make greater in size, amount, or number;

  * e.g., " ... more layoffs will swell the ranks of the unemployed to unprecedented levels "

•  Synonyms : 

•  accelerate,

•  add (to),

•  aggrandize,

•  amplify,

•  augment,

•  boost,

•  build up,

•  compound,

•  enlarge,

•  escalate,

•  expand,

•  extend,

•  hype,

•  increase,

•  multiply,

•  pump up,

•  raise,

•  stoke,

•  supersize,

•  up

•  Antonyms : 

•  abate,

•  decrease,

•  de-escalate,

•  diminish,

•  downsize,

•  dwindle,

•  lessen,

•  lower,

•  minify,

•  reduce,

•  subtract (from)

3: to extend outward beyond a usual point;

  * e.g., " ... at that point the Congo River swells and forms Malebo Pool "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bag,

•  balloon,

•  beetle,

•  belly,

•  billow,

•  bulge,

•  bunch,

•  jut,

•  overhang,

•  poke,

•  pooch,

•  pouch,

•  pout,

•  project,

•  protrude,

•  stand out,

•  start,

•  stick out

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in increasing, raising;

•  Synonyms : 

•  aggrandizing,

•  amplifying,

•  augmenting,

•  beefing (up),

•  boosting,

•  compounding,

•  enlarging,

•  escalating,

•  expanding,

•  extending,

•  increasing,

•  multiplying,

•  raising,

•  infusing,

•  injecting,

•  inserting,

•  interfusing,

•  introducing,

•  elongating,

•  lengthening,

•  prolonging,

•  protracting,

•  affixing,

•  attaching,

•  fastening,

•  fixing,

•  grafting,

•  hitching,

•  tagging,

•  tying,

•  enhancing,

•  heightening,

•  intensifying,

•  magnifying,

•  adding,

•  adjoining,

•  annexing,

•  appending,

•  subjoining,

•  tacking (on),

•  complementing,

•  supplementing,

•  supplying,

•  enforcing,

•  reinforcing,

•  strengthening,

•  maximizing

•  Antonyms : 

•  abating,

•  bating,

•  deducting,

•  knocking off,

•  removing,

•  subtracting,

•  taking off,

•  detaching,

•  disconnecting,

•  disjoining,

•  separating,

•  unfastening,

•  amputating,

•  cutting,

•  excising,

•  lopping (off),

•  severing,

•  contracting,

•  decreasing,

•  diminishing,

•  lessening,

•  lowering,

•  reducing,

•  abbreviating,

•  abridging,

•  curtailing,

•  shortening,

•  compressing,

•  condensing,

•  constricting,

•  cutting back,

•  retrenching