EXPANSION Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For EXPANSION
| Word | Save | Syns.. | Usage | Type | ||
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| contraction | nounn | |||||
noun • (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) • the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together • a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds • the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope | ||||||
| shrinkage | nounn | |||||
noun • process or result of becoming less or smaller • the amount by which something shrinks • the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store | ||||||
| compression | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an increase in the density of something • the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together • encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required • applying pressure | ||||||
| constriction | nounn | |||||
noun • a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel • tight or narrow compression • a tight feeling in some part of the body • the action or process of compressing | ||||||
| decrease | verbv | |||||
noun • a change downward • a process of becoming smaller or shorter • the amount by which something decreases • the act of decreasing or reducing something verb • decrease in size, extent, or range • make become smaller | ||||||
| reduction | nounn | |||||
noun • the act of decreasing or reducing something • 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 • the act of reducing complexity | ||||||
