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addition
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of ADDITION
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something added (as by growth) <the cache of old stamps I found in the discarded desk was a huge addition to my stamp collection>
Synonyms accretion, accrual, addendum, addition, augmentation, boost, expansion, gain, increment, more, plus, proliferation, raise, rise, step-up, supplement, uptick
Related Words accumulation, assemblage, collection, gathering; complement; accession, appendix, continuation, extension, uptrend, upturn; jump, run-up, spike
Near Antonyms deduction, subtraction
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the act or process of becoming greater in number <how do you account for the addition of more paint stains on your shirt after you put on a smock?>
Related Words doubling, quadrupling, tripling; creep, growth, rise, spread; enlargement, escalation, expansion; amplification, distension (or distention), inflation; accretion, accrual, augmentation, cumulation; extension, lengthening; boost, gain, hike, increment, rise
Near Antonyms abatement, compressing, compression, condensation, condensing, constricting, constriction, contracting, contraction, diminishing, diminishment, diminution, drop, drop-off, fall, falloff, lessening, lowering, reduction, shrinkage, shrinking; retrenching, retrenchment, shortening
Antonyms decrease
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