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addition

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of addition

1 a smaller structure added to a main building

  • a new addition to the library providing space for an expanded video collection
Synonyms of addition

annex, extension, penthouse
Words Related to addition

arm, ell, wing

2 something added (as by growth)

  • the cache of old stamps I found in the discarded desk was a huge addition to my stamp collection
Synonyms of addition

accretion, accrual, addendum, augmentation, boost, expansion, gain, increase, increment, more, plus, proliferation, raise, rise, step-up, supplement, uptick
Words Related to addition

accumulation, assemblage, collection, gathering

complement

accession, appendix, continuation, extension, uptrend, upturn

jump, run-up, spike
Near Antonyms of addition

deduction, subtraction
Antonyms of addition

abatement, decline, decrease, decrement, depletion, diminishment, diminution, drop-off, fall, falloff, lessening, loss, lowering, reduction, shrinkage, step-down

3 the act or process of becoming greater in number

  • how do you account for the addition of more paint stains on your shirt after you put on a smock?
Synonyms of addition

accumulating, accumulation, increase, multiplication, mushrooming, proliferation
Words Related to addition

doubling, quadrupling, tripling

creep, growth, rise, spread

enlargement, escalation, expansion

amplification, distension (or distention), inflation

accretion, accrual, augmentation, cumulation

extension, lengthening

boost, gain, hike, increment, rise
Near Antonyms of addition

abatement, compressing, compression, condensation, condensing, constricting, constriction, contracting, contraction, diminishing, diminishment, diminution, drop, drop-off, fall, falloff, lessening, lowering, reduction, shrinkage, shrinking

retrenching, retrenchment, shortening
Antonyms of addition

decrease

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