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multiplication

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of multiplication

the act or process of becoming greater in number

there's been a steady multiplication in our attic of obsolete video equipment as new technologies come on the market

Synonyms of multiplication

accumulating, accumulation, addition, increase, mushrooming, proliferation

Words Related to multiplication

doubling, quadrupling, tripling

creep, growth, rise, spread

enlargement, escalation, expansion

amplification, distension (or distention), inflation

accretion, accrual, augmentation, cumulation

extension, lengthening

boost, gain, hike, increment, rise

Near Antonyms of multiplication

abatement, compressing, compression, condensation, condensing, constricting, constriction, contracting, contraction, diminishing, diminishment, diminution, drop, drop-off, fall, falloff, lessening, lowering, reduction, shrinkage, shrinking

retrenching, retrenchment, shortening

Antonyms of multiplication

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