Antonyms for expansion

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ik-span-shuh n

Phonetic Transcription : ɪkˈspæn ʃən

Definition of expansion

Origin : 1610s, "anything spread out;" 1640s, "act of expanding," from French expansion, from Late Latin expansionem (nominative expansio) "a spreading out," noun of action from past participle stem of Latin expandere (see expand).

noun growth

Example sentences :

The best hope for peace in our world is the expansion of freedom in all the world.
Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various

In an unwonted mood of expansion he turned to Mali-ya-bwana.
Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White

Here the first step is absorption and expansion, not precipitation.
Extract from : « Life: Its True Genesis » by R. W. Wright

I will not run the risk of weakening this reasoning by expansion.
Extract from : « Old-Fashioned Ethics and Common-Sense Metaphysics » by William Thomas Thornton

Such was the law of expansion; the earth was the heritage of the most numerous race.
Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola

In the expansion of his feelings he held out the letter to Ramond, and forced him to read it.
Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola

Together, with the expansion of business, grew also a political apprehension.
Extract from : « Bremen Cotton Exchange » by Andreas Wilhelm Cramer

The growth of the intellect is spontaneous in every expansion.
Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Helen's next remark was in the natures of a reducer for the said expansion.
Extract from : « The Portygee » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

Jars may also be cracked by the expansion of the water when a battery freezes.
Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte

Synonyms for expansion

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