ENLARGEMENT Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

enlargement

noun

Definition of enlargement

as in photo

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as in expansion

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Recent Examples of enlargement Other potential side effects include acne, breast tenderness or enlargement, fluid retention and worsening symptoms of untreated sleep apnea. — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 20 July 2026 When to Talk to a Doctor Persistent swelling in one limb, visible lymph node enlargement paired with fatigue, or swelling that follows cancer treatment all warrant a physician conversation. — Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 29 June 2026 Persistent node enlargement that doesn’t resolve within a few weeks, swelling that appears on one side of the body only, or fatigue accompanied by fever all warrant a medical conversation. — Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 29 June 2026 The teen had gynecomastia, the often temporary enlargement of breast tissue in males during puberty. — Phoebe Quinton, AJC.com, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for enlargement

Recent Examples of Synonyms for enlargement

Noun

Vacation photos emphasize happiness even when the experience was stressful.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Her post included an extended caption along with various photos of Paul with additional messages overlaid onto them.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of photo

Noun

Tracking those appearances could help astronomers map the cluster's mass and refine measurements of the universe's expansion rate.

— Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Brigadier General Christoph Huber attends a public ceremony to mark the expansion of Germany’s Lithuania military commitment on February 4, 2026 in Kaunas, Lithuania.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of expansion

Noun

Directors Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez created the film’s promotional website in 1998, filling it with fake police reports, evidence photographs and an elaborate mythology while carefully avoiding any suggestion that their story was fictional.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Dara Petrova was named Emerging Photographer of the Year for a photograph of a techno rave Laboratorium in Ukraine.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of photograph

Noun

The cancer is characterized by abnormal, accelerated growth of squamous cells, according to the foundation.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
Options such as debt, outside investment and self-financing can provide resources for growth, but each can also come with different costs, commitments and constraints.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of growth

Noun

On September 7 two other mathematicians used their program (and AI) to produce a blowup for a frictionless fluid—considered a major step toward blowing up Navier-Stokes.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2026
But through a little more than a year together, there have been no blowups with Metcalf.

— Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of blowup

Noun

An Associated Press interactive map tracking the incidents of hybrid attacks shows an escalation, from 59 in March 2025 to more than 200 at this point.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
The hundreds of millions of dollars Parton left behind were bound to be the source of family disputes, although few could have predicted an escalation this fast and fiery.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of escalation

Noun

Trump largely ran on a platform focused on economic troubles in 2024, as former President Joe Biden’s four years in office were marked by record-setting inflation.

— Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026
By a 15-point margin, Democrats are considered the party that would better handle inflation and prices at a time when the cost of living and the economy are voters’ top concerns.

— Steve Peoples, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026