ENLARGES Synonyms: 150 Similar and Opposite Words

enlarges

verb

present tense third-person singular of enlarge

as in increases

to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number as the number of people with cell phones enlarges, more transmission towers will have to be built

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as in expands

to make greater in size, amount, or number with a new member of the family on the way, maybe we should consider enlarging the house

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as in frees

to set free (as from slavery or confinement) like a wild animal enlarged from a leghold trap, the freed prisoner raced about

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Recent Examples of enlarges The amygdala, the seat of fear, enlarges. — Big Think, 1 May 2026 Leisure enlarges your perspective and renews your faith. — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026 Dementia shrinks the brain and enlarges the space in the middle cavity as the disease kills off neurons. — Will Croxton, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026 Anything that perturbs or enlarges the prostate could in theory increase PSA levels. — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025 Shaghoulian observed that this split was analogous to the kind that enlarges the Hilbert spaces of topological field theories. — Matt Von Hippel, Quanta Magazine, 19 Nov. 2025 Gravitational lensing occurs when a large galaxy in the foreground of an observation enlarges a distant galaxy behind it, acting like a cosmic magnifying glass. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 26 June 2026 This enlarges the talent pool in these fields by allowing students from all over the globe to participate in original research, such as on how climate change is affecting extinction and the migration of different species. — Ingrid C. Romero, The Conversation, 5 May 2026 Because when an encounter — with a lover, a friend, a stranger or a new film by Ryusuke Hamaguchi — takes you to a place that transforms you, enlarges you and heals the hairline cracks where all the hope keeps leaking out, there is no such thing as too long spent there. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 15 May 2026

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Verb

During pregnancy, iron demand increases to support both the baby and placenta, while postpartum recovery can further lower ferritin due to blood loss.

— Tatiana Dias, Vogue, 30 June 2026
Beginning a section of rules with a short explanation about the rule’s purpose makes a more positive statement to the community, and hopefully increases community compliance and cooperation.

— Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2026

Definition of increases

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The tax law also expands Pell Grant eligibility to students enrolled in shorter-term workforce training programs.

— Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 30 June 2026
The temporary rule expands that list to 29 specific degree programs, including master of science in nursing, doctor of nursing practice, and doctor of nurse anesthesia practice.

— Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

Definition of expands

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Few things help beat the heat more than a strapless neckline, which frees up your underarms from being trapped in a hot T-shirt.

— Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2026
The proclamation frees up additional state resources and personnel for response and recovery operations and can facilitate requests for state and federal disaster relief.

— Brenden Moore, CBS News, 30 June 2026

Definition of frees

Verb

And by the 12th year, this number rises to $113,000, exceeding the median salary for graduate degree-holders in the state, according to the data released by the UC’s Institutional Research and Academic Planning department.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
Timeline Tuesday, July 7-Thursday, July 16The last-quarter moon rises around midnight on July 7, leaving the evening sky dark and beginning July’s best stargazing window.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of rises

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That’s especially important for farmers because nitrogen fertilizers serve as a key nutrient for crops that accelerates growth and enhances yields during harvest, Sumner added.

— Chase Hunter, Boston Herald, 6 July 2026
Chinese equipment manufacturer Zoomlion has unveiled five new-energy technology achievements spanning construction, mining, and agricultural machinery, as the company accelerates its shift toward low-emission heavy equipment.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026

Definition of accelerates

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Harvard’s research confirms that AI liberates managers from coordination and relay tasks, freeing them for judgment, contextual intelligence, and human connection that no system can replicate.

— Brett Hurt, Fortune, 23 June 2026
Where Beyoncé added poetic interludes between songs, in Songs from the Hole, the audience learns about Jacobs' story and how his music spiritually liberates him while simultaneously being among the reasons officials cited for not granting him parole.

— Kara Frame, NPR, 12 Mar. 2026

Definition of liberates

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Top officials appear as the crowd size swells Ayatollah Jafar Sobhani, a 97-year-old Shiite cleric, led the prayers at Tehran’s Grand Mosalla mosque for the late Khamenei and family members killed in the strike.

— Nasser Karimi, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
Most people only hear about it when a lymph node swells during a cold, or when a social media video promises a gua sha stone will detox their face.

— Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 29 June 2026

Definition of swells

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This is the first of a new type of rideshare program flying to that orbit that augments SpaceX’s Transporter program that flies to SSO.

— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2026
The core group now augments itself with the bass clarinetist Madison Greenstone, trombonist Weston Olencki, and, for the first time in the band’s history, vocals.

— Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 16 June 2026