Synonyms and Antonyms of expansion
1
something added (as by growth)
- the museum's new wing is only the first in a series of expansions planned for the next decade
accretion, accrual, addendum, addition, augmentation, boost, gain, increase, increment, more, plus, proliferation, raise, rise, step-up, supplement, uptick
accumulation, assemblage, collection, gathering
complement
accession, appendix, continuation, extension, uptrend, upturn
jump, run-up, spike
abatement, decline, decrease, decrement, depletion, diminishment, diminution, drop-off, fall, falloff, lessening, loss, lowering, reduction, shrinkage, step-down
2
the act or process of going from the simple or basic to the complex or advanced
- the expansion of remedial reading classes into a district-wide program using school volunteers for a variety of needs
advancement, betterment, improvement, perfection, refinement
incubation, maturation, maturing, ripening
blossoming, flourishing, flowering
addition, augmentation, enhancement, supplementation
emergence, evolvement, metamorphosis
backslide, lapse, relapse
decadence, decay, decaying, declension, declination, decline, degeneracy, degeneration, degradation, descent, deterioration, devaluation, downfall, downgrade, ebbing, falling, weakening
3
a wide space or area
- we gazed in awe at the star-strewn expansion of nighttime sky above us
breadth, distance, expanse, extent, field, length, plain, reach, sheet, spread, stretch, waste
domain, sphere, territory
compass, range, scope, sweep
gamut, scale, spectrum
depth, emptiness, void
extension, latitude, span
amplitude, immensity, magnitude
