expansion | Definition of expansion

Synonyms and Antonyms of expansion

1 something added (as by growth)

the museum's 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

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