DOUBLING Antonyms

• the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film

• a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting

• the act of cutting something into parts

• a piece cut off from the main part of something

• an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine

• removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape

• the division of a deck of cards before dealing

• the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge

• the act of diluting something

• the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends

• (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character

• unpleasantly cold and damp

• painful as if caused by a sharp instrument

• becoming less or smaller

• (music) decreasing in tempo and/or volume

• becoming smaller or less or appearing to do so

• a change downward

• the act of causing to become less

• the act of causing something to move to a lower level

• darkened by clouds

• any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent

• loss of excess weight (as by dieting); becoming slimmer

• make less active or intense

• become less in amount or intensity

• divide by two; divide into halves

• make small or insignificant

• represent as less significant or important

• cause to seem less serious; play down

• divide by two; divide into halves

• being or characteristic of a single thing or person

• used of flowers having usually only one row or whorl of petals

• existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual

• not married or related to the unmarried state

• a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base

• the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

• characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing

• having uniform application

• not divided among or brought to bear on more than one object or objective

• hit a single