Synonyms for amplify
ˈæm pləˌfaɪam·pli·fy

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. amplify

   Amplify is now rarely used in the sense of increase, to add material substance, bulk, volume, or the like; it is now almost wholly applied to discourse or writing, signifying to make fuller in statement, whether with or without adding matter of importance, as by stating fully what was before only implied, or by adding illustrations to make the meaning more readily apprehended, etc. The chief difficulty of very young writers is to amplify, to get beyond the bare curt statement by developing, expanding, unfolding the thought. The chief difficulty of those who have more material and experience is to condense sufficiently. So, in the early days of our literature amplify was used in the favorable sense; but at present this word and most kindred words are coming to share the derogatory meaning that has long attached to expatiate. We may develop a thought, expand an illustration, extend a discussion, expatiate on a hobby, dilate on something joyous or sad, enlarge a volume, unfold a scheme, widen the range of treatment.

   Synonyms:
   augment, develop, dilate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, extend, increase, unfold, widen

   Antonyms:
   abbreviate, abridge, amputate, boil down, condense, curtail, cut down, epitomize, reduce, retrench, sum up, summarize

   Preposition:
   To amplify on or upon the subject is needless. Amplify this matter by illustrations.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. amplify

   Synonyms:
   enrich, enlarge, increase, augment, multiply, dilate, develop, swell, expatiate, expand, discuss, unfold, extend

   Antonyms:
   retrench, amputate, curtail, condense, abbreviate, epitomize, gath, er, collect, sum

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. magnify, amplifyverb

   increase in size, volume or significance

   "Her terror was magnified in her mind"

   Synonyms:
   magnify, exaggerate, blow up, hyperbolise, enlarge, overdraw, expand, hyperbolize, inflate, overstate

2. overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise, magnify, amplifyverb

   to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

   "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"

   Synonyms:
   exaggerate, blow up, hyperbolise, enlarge, overdraw, expand, overdo, hyperbolize, inflate, overstate, magnify

3. inflate, blow up, expand, amplifyverb

   exaggerate or make bigger

   "The charges were inflated"

   Synonyms:
   balloon, go ballistic, lucubrate, expatiate, puff out, exposit, detonate, have kittens, flip one's wig, embroider, puff up, expound, flesh out, inflate, puff, hit the roof, explode, throw a fit, boom, extend, combust, spread out, flip one's lid, magnify, dilate, pad, embellish, lard, fly off the handle, set off, lose one's temper, overstate, enlarge, billow, blow a fuse, hit the ceiling, blow up, flourish, exaggerate, aggrandise, have a fit, dramatise, elaborate, thrive, expand, aggrandize, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise, dramatize, blow one's stack

4. amplifyverb

   increase the volume of

   "amplify sound"

   Synonyms:
   exaggerate, blow up, hyperbolise, inflate, overdraw, expand, hyperbolize, overstate, magnify

Matched Categories

1. • Enlarge
   • Increase
   • Intensify
   • Misinform

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. make bigger

   Submitted by anonymous on December 18, 2019  

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1. amplifyverb

   Synonyms:
   enlarge, extend, augment, magnify, dilate, expand, develop

2. amplifyverb

   Synonyms:
   make copious or diffuse

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "amplify":

   magnify, expand

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1. Jimmy Gomez:

   As if it were n’t enough to amplify conspiracy theories that the September 11attacks were an inside job and the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School was staged, a string of recent media reports has now confirmed that Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene had previously supported social media posts calling for political violence against the Speaker of the House, members of Congress, and former President Barack Obama.

2. Tuesday Khamenei:

   The Americans must not be allowed to consider Iraq as their personal property ... and dare to openly talk about disintegration of Iraq, the Iraqi people, Shi'ites, Sunnis, Kurds and Arabs have been living together peacefully but some regional countries and some foreigners are trying to amplify differences among them.

3. Tim Cook:

   I see AR as being profound, aR has the ability to amplify human performance instead of isolating humans. So I am a huge, huge believer in AR. We put a lot of energy on AR. Were moving very fast.

4. Alicia Grandey:

   If youre impulsive or constantly told how to do your job, it may be harder to rein in your emotions all day, and when you get home, you dont have that self-control to stop after one drink. nurses, for example, may amplify or fake their emotions for clear reasons.

5. Ginny Gilder:

   Social justice can not fade into the background. We have to continue to amplify, invest, and do whatever we can to be a force for change.