scaled up

Increased in size

Scaled up means increased in size, scope, or capacity.

A business scales up production to meet demand.

A pilot program scales up to reach more participants.

The phrase implies proportional growth—expanding something while maintaining its essential structure or function: We scaled up the recipe to feed fifty people.

growth

expanded

Made larger or wider

escalated · multiplied · proliferated · accelerated · surged · boomed · developed · advanced · progressed · flourished

intensity

amplified

Increased in strength

strengthened · reinforced · enhanced · elevated · augmented · compounded · redoubled · maximized · optimized · turbocharged

magnitude

magnified

Increased in apparent size

jumbo · mega · massive · colossal · enormous · gigantic · industrial-strength · king-sized · maximized · supercharged

business

enterprise

Commercial undertaking or initiative

operational · production · capacity · infrastructure · workforce · distribution · manufacturing · franchise · global · multinational

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size/magnitude

scaled upscaled down

Reduced proportionally in size

shrunk down · miniaturized · reduced · shrunk · downsized

scope/expansion

scaled upscaled back

Reduced in size

scaled down · downsized · cut back · contracted · reduced

intensity/degree

scaled uptoned down

Made less extreme

dialed back · scaled back · de-escalated · turned down · reduced

Family

scale, scaled, scaling, scales, scaler, scalable, scalability

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