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Synonyms for expansion
ɪkˈspæn ʃənex·pan·sion
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Wiktionary
expansionnoun
Antonyms:
contraction
Princeton's WordNet
expansion, enlargementnoun
the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
Synonyms:
elaboration, blowup, magnification, expanding upon, enlargementAntonyms:
contractionexpansionnoun
a function expressed as a sum or product of terms
"the expansion of (a+b)^2 is a^2 + 2ab + b^2"
Synonyms:
elaboration, expanding upon, enlargementAntonyms:
contractionexpansion, enlargement, elaborationnoun
a discussion that provides additional information
Synonyms:
intricacy, elaborateness, elaboration, enlargement, magnification, blowup, amplification, involution, expanding upon, refinement, working outAntonyms:
contractionexpansion, expanding uponnoun
adding information or detail
Synonyms:
elaboration, expanding upon, enlargementAntonyms:
contraction
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
expansionnoun
expansionnoun
Synonyms:
dilatation, distension, swellingexpansionnoun
Synonyms:
enlargement, increase, diffusionexpansionnoun
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
expansionnoun
Synonyms:
dilation, distension, enlargement
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "expansion":
enlargement, expanding, expand, extension, spanning, expanded, broadening, widening, 'expansion, growth, dilation, increase, spread, add-in, development, enlarging, broaden, dilatation, boom, expansionist, magnification, extending, enlarge, scaling-up, extend, expandability, sprawl, expands, extended
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#223 | development | |
#985 | increase | |
#1009 | growth | |
#2259 | extended | |
#2335 | extension | |
#2479 | enlarge | |
#3125 | spread | |
#3129 | expand | |
#3557 | expansion | |
#4532 | extend | |
#4832 | expanded | |
#6617 | expanding | |
#6880 | enlargement | |
#7386 | boom | |
#8223 | extending | |
#10359 | expands | |
#15290 | spanning | |
#16448 | refinement | |
#17491 | widening | |
#19092 | amplification | |
#20313 | broaden | |
#21414 | magnification | |
#26528 | sprawl | |
#27628 | broadening | |
#28666 | elaboration | |
#38348 | enlarging | |
#45680 | dilation | |
#53873 | dilatation | |
#67552 | expandability | |
#77402 | involution | |
#105516 | blowup | |
#112175 | expansionist | |
#118782 | intricacy |
How to use expansion in a sentence?
We have the right to ask : Against whom is this expansion intended ?
It’s a compromise for everyone: for the West, which doesn’t know what to do with us with regard to NATO, for Ukraine, which wants security guarantees, and for Russia, which doesn’t want further NATO expansion.
Early next year the Governing Council will reassess the monetary stimulus achieved, the expansion of the balance sheet and the outlook for price developments, should it become necessary to further address risks of too prolonged a period of low inflation ... this would imply altering early next year the size, pace and composition of our measures.
Facebook is continuing its unchecked expansion and extending its reach into the lives of its users, regulators should see this as a wake-up call to get serious about the privacy and national security concerns, cybersecurity risks and trading risks that are posed by cryptocurrencies.
The trade-off between revenue growth and margin expansion is important, this year, we would be more interested in driving higher revenue growth within this margin range that we've been public on.
Translations for expansion
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- توسيع, توسع, تمددArabic
- разширение, разширяванеBulgarian
- ExpansionGerman
- διαστολή, επέκτασηGreek
- ekspansioEsperanto
- expansión, dilataciónSpanish
- laajennus, lisäosa, lämpölaajeneminen, laajentuminenFinnish
- expansionFrench
- leatachtIrish
- terjeszkedés, kiegészítőHungarian
- espansioneItalian
- 拡張, 展開, 拡大Japanese
- 擴張, 확장Korean
- expansionemLatin
- ekspansjaPolish
- expansãoPortuguese
- expansiuneRomanian
- расширение, экспансияRussian
- tillbyggnad, utbyggnad, tillägg, expansion, utvidgningSwedish
- விரிவாக்கம்Tamil
- genişlemeTurkish
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