Antonyms for amplify
ˈæm pləˌfaɪam·pli·fy

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. amplify

   Amplify is now rarely used in the sense of increase, to add material substance, bulk, volume, or the like; it is now almost wholly applied to discourse or writing, signifying to make fuller in statement, whether with or without adding matter of importance, as by stating fully what was before only implied, or by adding illustrations to make the meaning more readily apprehended, etc. The chief difficulty of very young writers is to amplify, to get beyond the bare curt statement by developing, expanding, unfolding the thought. The chief difficulty of those who have more material and experience is to condense sufficiently. So, in the early days of our literature amplify was used in the favorable sense; but at present this word and most kindred words are coming to share the derogatory meaning that has long attached to expatiate. We may develop a thought, expand an illustration, extend a discussion, expatiate on a hobby, dilate on something joyous or sad, enlarge a volume, unfold a scheme, widen the range of treatment.

   Antonyms:
   abbreviate, abridge, amputate, boil down, condense, curtail, cut down, epitomize, reduce, retrench, sum up, summarize

   Synonyms:
   augment, develop, dilate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, extend, increase, unfold, widen

   Preposition:
   To amplify on or upon the subject is needless. Amplify this matter by illustrations.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. amplify

   Antonyms:
   retrench, amputate, curtail, condense, abbreviate, epitomize, gath, er, collect, sum

   Synonyms:
   enrich, enlarge, increase, augment, multiply, dilate, develop, swell, expatiate, expand, discuss, unfold, extend

Matched Categories

1. • Enlarge
   • Increase
   • Intensify
   • Misinform

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. magnify, amplifyverb

   increase in size, volume or significance

   "Her terror was magnified in her mind"

   Synonyms:
   magnify, exaggerate, blow up, hyperbolise, enlarge, overdraw, expand, hyperbolize, inflate, overstate

2. overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise, magnify, amplifyverb

   to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

   "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"

   Synonyms:
   exaggerate, blow up, hyperbolise, enlarge, overdraw, expand, overdo, hyperbolize, inflate, overstate, magnify

3. inflate, blow up, expand, amplifyverb

   exaggerate or make bigger

   "The charges were inflated"

   Synonyms:
   balloon, go ballistic, lucubrate, expatiate, puff out, exposit, detonate, have kittens, flip one's wig, embroider, puff up, expound, flesh out, inflate, puff, hit the roof, explode, throw a fit, boom, extend, combust, spread out, flip one's lid, magnify, dilate, pad, embellish, lard, fly off the handle, set off, lose one's temper, overstate, enlarge, billow, blow a fuse, hit the ceiling, blow up, flourish, exaggerate, aggrandise, have a fit, dramatise, elaborate, thrive, expand, aggrandize, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise, dramatize, blow one's stack

4. amplifyverb

   increase the volume of

   "amplify sound"

   Synonyms:
   exaggerate, blow up, hyperbolise, inflate, overdraw, expand, hyperbolize, overstate, magnify

How to use amplify in a sentence?

1. Chief Executive Elon Musk:

   If we can amplify word of mouth, then we don't need to open as many new stores in the future.

2. Will Smith:

   Money and success don't change people they merely amplify what is already there.

3. Kevin Hart:

   Every car in our car crew has a car that fits their personality and they've been making changes to basically amplify the look of those cars, we're all chasing perfection in our own way, so I think its about … finding what that is to you and being happy with the end result.

4. Stacey Abrams:

   Across the South, we have local leaders dedicated to improving the lives of those around us, and our goal is to call upon that common bond and support this transformative work through the Southern Economic Advancement Project, sEAP exists to connect, amplify and ultimately help produce exciting innovations and opportunities for the South.

5. Tokunbo Koiki:

   Social media was what the students were using initially themselves to tell the world what they were experiencing and facing whilst they were trying to leave Ukraine, i knew that when we started using social media to amplify our voices and the message that we were trying to put across, that would resonate with people.

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