EXTENUATION Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For EXTENUATION
| Word | Save | Syns.. | Usage | Type | ||
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| aggrandizement | noun n | |||||
noun • the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something | ||||||
| aggravation | noun n | |||||
noun • an exasperated feeling of annoyance • unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment • action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse | ||||||
| amplification | noun n | |||||
noun • addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail • the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input • (electronics) the act of increasing voltage or power or current | ||||||
| elaboration | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail • the result of improving something • a discussion that provides additional information • marked by elaborately complex detail • developing in intricate and painstaking detail | ||||||
| embellishment | noun n | |||||
noun • elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail • a superfluous ornament • the act of adding extraneous decorations to something | ||||||
| exacerbation | noun n | |||||
noun • action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse • violent and bitter exasperation | ||||||
| exaggeration | noun n | |||||
noun • extravagant exaggeration • the act of making something more noticeable than usual • making to seem more important than it really is | ||||||
| intensification | noun n | |||||
noun • action that makes something stronger or more extreme • the act of increasing the contrast of (a photographic film) | ||||||
| overstatement | noun n | |||||
noun • making to seem more important than it really is | ||||||