fivefold

Multiplied by five

Fivefold means five times as great or numerous: The company saw a fivefold increase in profits.

As an adverb, it describes multiplication by five: Production increased fivefold.

The word can also mean having five parts or aspects: a fivefold classification system.

five-symbolism

pentagon

Five-sided closed figure

quintet · quintuplets · pentameter · quintessence

multiplication

quintuple

Multiply by five

amplified · magnified · increased · scaled · proportional · factor · multiple · exponential · compounded · intensified

increase

surge

Sudden powerful increase

rise · jump · spike · upsurge · leap · growth · amplification · proliferation · augmentation · elevation

Categories
Opposites
multiplicity/magnitude of increase

fivefoldsingle

One in number

one-fifth · unchanged · reduced · diminished · unitary

division vs. multiplication

fivefoldone-fifth

Twenty percent as fraction

fractional · halved · reduced · diminished · quartered

Family

fold, five, manifold, twofold, threefold, fourfold

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G