Synonyms for expansion
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Noun
1. Growth
growth, increase, enlargement, extension, dilation, augmentation, inflation, elaboration, swelling, amplification, increment, dilatation, distension, bloating
Definitions
- n. 1
An act, process, or instance of expanding.
The expansion of metals and plastics in response to heat is well understood.
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Forms
- Plural
- expansions → growths, increases, enlargements, extensions…
Example sentences
- increase It cannot be denied that crime is on the increase.
- growth Women, then, are only children of a larger growth.
- extension Do you have an extension cord that I could borrow?
- enlargement She received an ad for penis enlargement in her inbox.
- evolution We associate Darwin with the theory of evolution.
- diffusion Diffusion is passive because it doesn't require an external source of energy.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| expansion | falling | |
| increase | falling | |
| growth | steady | |
| extension | falling | |
| enlargement | falling | |
| evolution | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- annex2
- 6 letters
- growth1, extent2, annexe
- 7 letters
- expanse2
- 8 letters
- increase2, swelling2, dilation3, bloating2
- 9 letters
- extension3, evolution4, spreading2, inflation3, diffusion3, increment3
- 10 letters
- dilatation4, distension
- 11 letters
- enlargement3, elaboration5
- 12 letters
- augmentation4
- 13 letters
- amplification5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (annex2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- expansion
- Italiano
- espansione