AMPLIFICATION Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

amplification

noun

Definition of amplification

as in enhancement

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as in addition

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Recent Examples of amplification Beauty is highly skilled at generating attention with founder content, influencer seeding, waitlists, and viral posts that can create fast awareness, but social amplification is not the same as sustainable sell-through. — Rhea Cartwright, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026 One component of that growth is celebrity endorsements, which have become de rigeur for many advertisers given the amplification potential across social media and popular culture. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026 Slowing the playback speed deepens the pitch, an alien, ominous effect heightened by amplification. — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026 Hearing technology has to deliver speech amplification and clarity. — Bill Schiffmiller, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for amplification

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Noun

Last year, the city stopped repaving streets for eight months as officials struggled with staffing shortages to meet federal requirements to construct curb ramps for wheelchairs and new city rules that mandate bike, bus and pedestrian enhancements.

— Jenny Jarvie Follow, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
By the late nineteenth century, the name Bell and the practice of elocution—the professional enhancement of the voice—had become close to synonymous.

— Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of enhancement

Noun

The 49ers’ bye week also came at a good time, with Mike Evans and Nick Bosa optimistic about returning and the addition of Pro Bowl defensive tackle DeForest Buckner providing another boost.

— Jonathan Rubin, Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2026
Greetham, known for his Broadway work in Newsies and his turn opposite Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman in Netflix’s The Prom, as well as roles in Ryan Murphy’s American Horror Story, completes the new cast additions.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of addition

Noun

Each offers Braille support, screen magnification, sticky and slow key entry, text narration, and voice input.

— Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026
Others see the magnification of extinction worries as a purposeful distraction from immediate, real-world AI harms.

— Jared Perlo, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of magnification

Noun

The experience of the past eight months suggests that resilience has been earned, through adjustment, stronger policy frameworks, and buffers built before the conflict.

— Jihad Azour, semafor.com, 5 Nov. 2026
But rather than the usual micro-adjustments, the platform’s announcement of Features — allowing creators to upload horizontal videos of up to 90 minutes — heralds a more radical shift.

— Annie Corser, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of adjustment

Noun

To justify a top-down overhaul, some have levied sweeping attacks, rhetoric and clear exaggerations against the traditional system.

— Eric Wargotz, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2026
Without exaggeration, no single other sports accessory has become such a permanent fixture of everyday style.

— Joan Kennedy, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of exaggeration

Noun

According to information available, Max incorporates several modifications to Fourier’s existing designs, including changes to its body proportions, head, display, and camera arrangement.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
In addition to the 30 positions set to be eliminated, the organizational modifications will also include shifts to department structures, personnel and responsibilities, as well as the creation of several new positions, the statement said.

— CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of modification

Noun

Mahendra said the suspects would be charged under Article 258 of Indonesia’s new Criminal Code, which prohibits the unlawful interception, recording, diversion, alteration, obstruction or monitoring of nonpublic electronic communications.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
Weber has joined state Attorney General Rob Bonta in challenging local election changes in court, including Huntington Beach's voter ID law and Shasta County's Measure B, which proposed significant alterations to voting and ballot counting.

— Senior Editor, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of alteration

Noun

Florida’s Digital Bill of Rights recognizes sensitive biometric information, but its comprehensive access, deletion and opt-out rights target a narrow class of very large advertising and technology businesses.

— Burak Oktenli, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026
Aston Martin’s design department had to completely rework the sculptural two-seater’s aerodynamics to account for its deletion.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of deletion

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