Aggrandizement synonyms

Category:

amplification
(Physics) The process of increasing the magnitude of a variable quantity, especially the magnitude of voltage, power, or current, without altering any other quality.
3
0
augment
(Linguistics) The prefixation of a vowel accompanying a past tense, especially of Greek and Sanskrit verbs.
0
0
augmentation
(Music) a compositional technique where the composer lengthens the melody by multiplying the length of each note by the same number
0
0
boost
A linear map from one reference frame to another in which each coordinate is increased or decreased by an independent constant or linear function. A boost corresponds to a shift of the entire coordinate system without any rotation of its axes.
0
0
buildup
The act or process of amassing or increasing:
0
0
enlargement
An act of enlarging or the state of being enlarged.
0
0
escalation
The act of increasing or rising
0
0
Advertisement
growth
The full extent of such increase
0
0
hike
The definition of a hike is a long outdoor walk, or an upward movement.
0
0
increase
An increasing or becoming increased
0
0
jump
(Athletics) A contest in jumping
0
0
multiplication
(Mathematics) The operation that, for positive integers, consists of adding a number (the multiplicand) to itself a certain number of times. The operation is extended to other numbers according to the multiplicative properties of positive integers and other algebraic properties.
0
0
proliferation
(Countable) The result of building up; buildup, accretion.
0
0
raise
(US) An increase in wages or salary; a rise (UK).
0
0
Advertisement
rise
(UK, Ireland, Australia) An increase in someone's pay rate; a raise.
0
0
swell
An increase in size, amount, extent, degree, etc.
0
0
upsurge
A surge upward
0
0
upswing
An upward swing or trend.
0
0
upturn
An upward turn, curve, or trend
0
0
apotheosis
A glorified example or ideal; the apex or pinnacle (of a concept or belief).
0
0
elevation
The height to which something is elevated above a point of reference, especially mean sea level:
0
0
Advertisement
ennoblement
(Uncountable) The state of being noble
0
0
exaltation
Exaltation is defined as a feeling of ecstasy or extreme happiness, or the act of praising someone highly.
0
0
glorification
The portrayal of something as being ideal; idealization.
0
0
aggrandisement
(UK, rare) Alternative spelling of aggrandizement.
0
0
Find another word for aggrandizement. In this page you can discover 25 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for aggrandizement, like: amplification, augment, augmentation, boost, buildup, enlargement, escalation, growth, hike, increase and jump.
Trending topics
More Articles

Aggrandizement Sentence Examples

  • He believed that the jealousy of Russian aggrandizement and the dread of Russian power were absurd exaggerations.

  • His foreign policy aimed at the aggrandizement of his family, but his plans were prudent as well as ambitious, and Hungary benefited by them, greatly.

  • In his youth and early manhood there was no prospect of his ascending the Danish throne, and he consequently became the instrument of his father's schemes of aggrandizement in Germany.

  • Seriously disturbed at the prospect of Russian aggrandizement, the idea occurred, almost simultaneously, to the courts of Berlin and Vienna that the best mode of preserving the equilibrium of Europe was for all three powers to readjust their territories at the expense of Poland.

  • On his return home Snorri sent his son to the king as a hostage, and made peace between Norway and Iceland, but his power and influence were used more for his own enrichment and aggrandizement - he was logsogumaar again from 1222 to 1232 - than for the advantage of the king.

More sentences

Words that mention aggrandizement in the Dictionary

Words near aggrandizement in the Thesaurus