What are the opposite words for enlargement?
Enlargement refers to the act of making something bigger in size or scope. Its antonyms are words that describe the opposite, such as reduction, diminution, decrease, contraction, and shrinkage. Reduction is the process of decreasing or cutting back on something, while diminution refers to reducing the size or amount of something. Contracting is the act of becoming smaller, while shrinkage refers to the act of something becoming smaller or reducing in size or number. These antonyms of enlargement are useful in highlighting the opposite meanings and can be used to create a contrastive effect in writing or speaking.
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- decrease
- contraction
- subtraction
- shortening
- limit
- act
- economy
- restraint
- lack
- lessening
- narrowing
- abridgement
- blockage
- cut
- decline
- depreciation
- let-up
- recap
- reducing
- remission
- abridgment
- condensation
- constriction
- consumption
- deduction
- diminution
- ebb
- epitome
- fall
- reduction
- stricture
- summary
- something shortened
- restriction
- devouring; use
- drawing in; shortening
- reduction, diminution
- nosedive
- devaluation
- diminishing, lessening
- something subtracted
- lessening, reduction
- regression; decline
- saving, frugality
- increase, expansion
- perfect example
- descent; lowering
- deficiency, need
- abbreviation
- pause; lessening
- run-through
- short statement of main points
- Other relevant words
- decrease
-
contraction
- deflation,
- elision,
- shrinking,
- elisions,
- tensing,
- abbreviatings,
- condensings,
- curtailings,
- cutting downs,
- de creasing,
- de-creasing,
- decreasings,
- deflatings,
- deflations,
- diminishings,
- drawing together,
- drawing togethers,
- dwindlings,
- evaporatings,
- loppings,
- re ceding,
- re cession,
- re cessions,
- re-ceding,
- re-cession,
- re-cessions,
- recedings,
- shrinkings,
- shrivellings,
- tensings,
- tightenings,
- with drawing,
- with drawings,
- with-drawing,
- with-drawings,
- withdrawings.
- subtraction
- shortening
- limit
- act
- economy
- restraint
-
lack
- exiguity,
- shortness,
- slightness,
- Insufficience,
- de fault,
- de faults,
- de privation,
- de privations,
- de-fault,
- de-faults,
- de-privation,
- de-privations,
- dis tress,
- dis tresses,
- dis-tress,
- dis-tresses,
- exiguities,
- in adequacies,
- in adequacy,
- in sufficiencies,
- in sufficiency,
- in-adequacies,
- in-adequacy,
- in-sufficiencies,
- in-sufficiency,
- slightnesses.
- lessening
- narrowing
- abridgement
- blockage
- cut
- decline
- depreciation
- let-up
- recap
- reducing
- remission
- abridgment
- condensation
- constriction
- consumption
- deduction
- diminution
-
ebb
- backflow,
- reflux,
- Refluence,
- Retrocession,
- outward flow,
- backflows,
- de generation,
- de generations,
- de-generation,
- de-generations,
- fading aways,
- flaggings,
- going outs,
- low waters,
- outward flows,
- petering outs,
- re flux,
- re fluxes,
- re treats,
- re-fluxes,
- re-treat,
- re-treats,
- refluences,
- refluxes,
- retro cession,
- retro cessions,
- retro fluxes,
- retro-cession,
- retro-cessions,
- retro-flux,
- retro-fluxes,
- retroflux,
- retrofluxes,
- sinkings.
- epitome
- fall
- reduction
- stricture
-
summary
- apercu,
- nutshell,
- recap,
- Pandect,
- Apercus,
- run-through,
- nutshells,
- sum and substance,
- ex tract,
- ex-tract,
- ex-tracts,
- long short it,
- long short of it,
- re hash,
- re hashes,
- re view,
- re views,
- re-hash,
- re-hashes,
- re-view,
- re-views,
- sum and substances,
- sum substance,
- sum substances,
- summingup,
- wrap ups,
- wrap-up,
- wrap-ups,
- wrapup,
- wrapups.
- something shortened
- restriction
- devouring; use
- drawing in; shortening
-
reduction, diminution
- cut.
- nosedive
- devaluation
- diminishing, lessening
- something subtracted
- lessening, reduction
-
regression; decline
- ebb.
- saving, frugality
- increase, expansion
- perfect example
-
descent; lowering
- fall.
-
deficiency, need
- lack.
- abbreviation
- pause; lessening
- run-through
- short statement of main points
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Other relevant words
- sum up,
- wrap up,
- abatement,
- abbreviation,
- abridgment,
- bowdlerization,
- condensation,
- conspectus,
- contraction,
- decline,
- decrease,
- decrement,
- deduction,
- dent,
- depletion,
- depression,
- diminution,
- drop,
- encapsulation,
- fall,
- falloff,
- inventory,
- loss,
- outline,
- precis,
- recapitulation,
- reduction,
- shrinkage,
- subtraction,
- sum,
- summarization,
- summing up,
- synopsis,
- SUMMA.
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were one back
- Antonyms:
- aid, discourage, dissuade.
