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expansion

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of expansion

1 something added (as by growth)

  • the museumʼs new wing is only the first in a series of expansions planned for the next decade
Synonyms of expansion

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

accumulation, assemblage, collection, gathering

complement

accession, appendix, continuation, extension, uptrend, upturn

jump, run-up, spike
Near Antonyms of expansion

deduction, subtraction
Antonyms of expansion

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
Synonyms of expansion

development, elaboration, evolution, growth, progress, progression
Words Related to expansion

advancement, betterment, improvement, perfection, refinement

incubation, maturation, maturing, ripening

blossoming, flourishing, flowering

addition, augmentation, enhancement, supplementation

emergence, evolvement, metamorphosis
Near Antonyms of expansion

backslide, lapse, relapse

decadence, decay, decaying, declension, declination, decline, degeneracy, degeneration, degradation, descent, deterioration, devaluation, downfall, downgrade, ebbing, falling, weakening
Antonyms of expansion

regress, regression, retrogression, reversion

3 a wide space or area

  • we gazed in awe at the star-strewn expansion of nighttime sky above us
Synonyms of expansion

breadth, distance, expanse, extent, field, length, plain, reach, sheet, spread, stretch, waste
Words Related to expansion

domain, sphere, territory

compass, range, scope, sweep

gamut, scale, spectrum

depth, emptiness, void

extension, latitude, span

amplitude, immensity, magnitude

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