six times

1. 1.

   by a factor of six

   “the population of this town increased sixfold when gold was found in the surrounding hills”

   Synonymssixfold

Questions about six times

What does six times mean?

six times means "by a factor of six".

What is another word for six times?

Close synonyms include sixfold. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is six times a common word?

six times is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.