AMPLIFICATION Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

amplification

noun

Definition of amplification

as in enhancement

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Recent Examples of amplification So the aid isn't simply turned up; it's programmed to boost the high pitches a lot and the low ones barely at all—a different amount of amplification at every frequency, matched to the exact shape of your hearing loss. — Angela Haupt, Time, 29 June 2026 Since day one, music has always been my artistic vehicle to amplify creativity, connection, community, collaboration, and maximum amplification of human emotion. — Jem Aswad, Variety, 25 June 2026 But the process of light-amplification has straitened the storytelling. — James Parker, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026 Our main point is that the instant amplification of these acts, often with inaccurate context, implies that vestiges of the Klan are roaming Chicago streets. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for amplification

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Noun

Last May, the president issued an executive order meant to limit and track all research that involves the potential enhancement of dangerous pathogens.

— Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
The enhancement suite removes crosstalk, denoises and balances voice levels across speakers within seconds rather than the hours a human audio engineer would typically spend working soundboard faders by hand.

— Damion Taylor, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of enhancement

Noun

Regardless of whether listeners caught it, Watts’s aggressive proto-punk drum beat and the addition of a fuzz tone made the song sound even dirtier.

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 July 2026
Key steps include focusing on additions, recognizing emotional payoffs, reducing friction, and sharing successes to make habits self-sustaining.

— Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of addition

Noun

The 50mm object lenses admit plenty of light and the 18x magnification brings the cosmos closer than some telescopes.

— Chris McMullen, Space.com, 15 June 2026
To build the dataset, Cheng used a DSLR camera paired with a high-magnification zoom lens to photograph mosquitoes and generate training data for the computer vision model.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026

Definition of magnification

Noun

Schulte said the district plans to visit with all affected school communities to talk about what the boundary adjustments mean after they are approved by the board.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
All adjustments were approved by the NFHS rules review committee and NFHS board of directors for the 2027 track and field season.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026

Definition of adjustment

Noun

Its design uses thermoelectric cooling built directly into the lid, meaning users do not need bags of ice, external chillers or plumbing modifications.

— Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026
Despite its streamlined simplicity and modest spec, the Lightcamp is ultimately a more comprehensive conversion than the typical camper kit, extending into permanent base van modification.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 July 2026

Definition of modification

Noun

The company, for its part, denied the accusation, noting that the alterations were not racially motivated.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 6 July 2026
Last year, another last-minute alteration was made at the Tour when stage 19 was shortened after an outbreak of contagious nodular dermatitis led to livestock being slaughtered on the original route.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 5 July 2026

Definition of alteration

Noun

My company contact says the developers are looking to include secure deletion in the next version.

— Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 1 July 2026
Enrico Cappellini, a senior author of the new study and a professor of paleoproteomics at the Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen, said the deletion of the entire gene had been observed in some living male humans and even in the DNA of a Neanderthal male.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 24 June 2026

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