Definition for Expansion:

• The act of expanding; the state of being expanded; enlargement; distention; extent; extension; increase in trade or the circulation of bank- notes; an increase of the bulk of any body by an agent acting within.

Synonyms for Expansion:

• n.

  •
  • approximation,
  • algorithm,
  • calculation,
  • abacus,
  • average,
  • computational,
  • deviation,
  • decimal place,
  • binomial,
  • countdown.
  •
  • leap,
  • jump,
  • explosion,
  • upsurge,
  • spurt,
  • upswing,
  • surge.
  •
  • business,
  • reach,
  • sweep,
  • asset,
  • book,
  • account,
  • cannibalize,
  • Broking,
  • place,
  • brokerage,
  • capacity,
  • business plan,
  • distance,
  • extent,
  • beauty parade.
  •
  • expand,
  • double,
  • mature,
  • dilate,
  • grow,
  • outgrow,
  • supersize,
  • wax and wane,
  • inflate,
  • swell.
  •addition (noun)
  • acquisition,
  • accumulation,
  • accrual,
  • enlargement,
  • aggregation,
  • increment,
  • attainment.
  •amplification (noun)
  • expatiations,
  • deepenings,
  • lengthenings,
  • boostings,
  • fleshing outs,
  • strengthenings,
  • supplementings,
  • uppings,
  • heightenings,
  • stretchings.
  •augmentation (noun)
  • enrichment.
  •boom (noun)
  • up swings,
  • up-surge,
  • up-swings,
  • up surges,
  • up surge,
  • up-swing,
  • up swing,
  • up-surges,
  • up turns,
  • up-turns,
  • up-turn.
  •boost (noun)
  • up grades,
  • step ups,
  • step-ups,
  • stepups,
  • up-grades,
  • up grade,
  • stepup,
  • up-grade.
  •buildup (noun)
  • pro motions,
  • pro motion,
  • pro-motion.
  •colonization (noun)
  • pioneerings,
  • foundings,
  • transplantings,
  • expandings,
  • trans planting,
  • opening ups,
  • populatings,
  • squattings,
  • trans-planting,
  • peoplings.
  •development (noun)
  • in creasing,
  • elaboratings,
  • un-ravelings,
  • up-growths,
  • unravelings,
  • developings,
  • augmentings,
  • ontogenesises,
  • adding tos,
  • reinforcings,
  • in-creasing,
  • evolvings,
  • up growth,
  • making progresses,
  • adulthoods,
  • up-growth,
  • upgrowths,
  • up growths,
  • advancings,
  • perfectings,
  • maturings,
  • increasings,
  • un raveling,
  • un-raveling,
  • un ravelings,
  • ongoings,
  • ontogenies.
  •diffusion (noun)
  • dis-semination,
  • dis semination,
  • dis seminations,
  • dis-seminations.
  •distention (noun)
  • dilation.
  •elongation (noun)
  • elongation,
  • Prolonging.
  •evolution (noun)
  • trans formation,
  • working outs,
  • natural processes,
  • trans-formations,
  • trans formations,
  • trans-formation.
  •expanding upon (noun)
  • expanding upon.
  •expansion (noun)
  • swelling,
  • crescendo,
  • engorgement,
  • lengthening,
  • widening,
  • spreading,
  • fattening,
  • burgeoning.
  •extension (noun)
  • de-lays,
  • ex tension,
  • ex tensions,
  • de lay,
  • de lays,
  • continuings,
  • dis tension,
  • ex-tension,
  • drawing outs,
  • de-lay,
  • dis tensions,
  • spreading outs,
  • dis-tension,
  • dis-tensions,
  • ex-tensions.
  •extent (noun)
  • wideness,
  • period of time,
  • spaciousness,
  • Elbowroom.
  •girth (noun)
  • distance arounds,
  • waist measures.
  •growth (noun)
  • multiplication,
  • unfurling,
  • breadth,
  • opening out,
  • magnification.
  •prosperity (noun)
  • wellbeing,
  • high on the hog,
  • good time,
  • life of luxury,
  • dos,
  • successfulness,
  • prosperousness,
  • the good life,
  • clover,
  • opulence,
  • good times,
  • boom,
  • CLOVERS.
  •protraction (noun)
  • pro-traction,
  • pro traction,
  • pro tractions,
  • pro-tractions.
  •space (noun)
  • head way,
  • headrooms,
  • head rooms,
  • head-way,
  • head-room,
  • head-rooms.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • abbreviation.
  •
  • expanse.
  •attachment
  • annexation.

Paraphrases for Expansion:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    expanding.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    expanding.
  • Verb, past tense
    expanded.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    magnification.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    expansionism, dissemination, dilation, amplification, magnification.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    expanded, futures, problems, expands, Spanning, development.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    intensification, multiplication, expandability, rise, progression, generalization, build-up, generalisation, scale-up, explosion, escalation, 'extension, growing, upswing, reinforcement, penetration, diversification, surge, prolongation, pervasiveness, Spanning, upturn, elaboration, consolidation, fortification, swelling, evolution, promotion, spillover, construction, creation, progress, deployment, reactivation, implementation.
  • Adverb
    further.
  • Verb, past tense
    Grew, augmented.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    rises, enhances, continues.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    extension, extensions, broadening, Extending.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    expansionist, extension, proliferation, boom, scaling-up, propagation, upscaling, expanse, broadening, extent, upsurge, development, diffusion, scope, continuation, inflation, Extending.
  • Adverb
    expanding.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    expands.

Antonyms for Expansion:

• n.

  • growth
    decrease, compression, abridgment, shrinkage, lessening, stagnation, reduction.
  • Other antonyms:
    degeneracy, backslide, downgrade, abatement, decrement, devaluation, falling, depletion, degeneration, decline, falloff, regression, descent, diminution, downfall, fall, lapse, lowering, decadence, weakening, decay, relapse, reversion, declination, deterioration, deduction, retrogression, subtraction, degradation, ebbing, declension, regress, loss.

Expansion Sentence Examples:

• The Italian people required, desired, and deserved a fair and fitting field for legitimate expansion.

• He looks down at her, and there seems a sudden, nervous expansion in his frame; outwardly there is not the faintest impatient movement.

Hyponym for Expansion:

• n.

  • linkdef
    mapping, mathematical function, function, single-valued function, map.