Synonyms for proliferate
- verb
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To increase in number or spread rapidly; to multiply.
The flowers proliferated rapidly all spring.
Forms
- Past participle
- proliferated
e.g. proliferated → increased, mushroomed…
Example sentences
- increase It cannot be denied that crime is on the increase.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| proliferate | rising | |
| increase | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- increase2, mushroom2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (increase2 = 2 syllables).