ASTRICTION Antonyms

• the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope

• a function expressed as a sum or product of terms

• a discussion that provides additional information

• adding information or detail

• the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

• the amount of fluid that flows in a given time

• the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression

• any uninterrupted stream or discharge

• something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously

• dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas

• the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause

• move or progress freely as if in a stream

• move along, of liquids

• cause to flow

• be abundantly present

• fall or flow in a certain way

• cover or swamp with water

• undergo menstruation

• the rate of flow of energy or particles across a given surface

• a flow or discharge

• a substance added to molten metals to bond with impurities that can then be readily removed

• excessive discharge of liquid from a cavity or organ (as in watery diarrhea)

• a state of uncertainty about what should be done (usually following some important event) preceding the establishment of a new direction of action

• the lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle

• (physics) the number of changes in energy flow across a given surface per unit area

• in constant change

• move or progress freely as if in a stream

• become liquid or fluid when heated

• mix together different elements

• the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints

• immunity from an obligation or duty

• the condition of being physiologically lax

• the quality of being lax and neglectful

• frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor

• freedom from restraint

• a lack of strict accuracy; laxity of practice

• the quality of movability by virtue of being free from attachment or other restraints

• movement or space for movement

• dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure

• without obstructions to passage or view

• characterized by an attitude of ready accessibility (especially about one's actions or purposes); without concealment; not secretive

• willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas)

• (physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers

• (physics) the exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance

• a feeling of refreshing tranquility and an absence of tension or worry

• an occurrence of control or strength weakening

• freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)

• a method of solving simultaneous equations by guessing a solution and then reducing the errors that result by successive approximations until all the errors are less than some specified amount

• the act of making less strict

• merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film)

• the act of liberating someone or something

• a process that liberates or discharges something

• an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation

• the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

• euphemistic expressions for death

• a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation

• a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism

• activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion

• the act of allowing a fluid to escape

• a formal written statement of relinquishment

• (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone

• release, as from one's grip

• grant freedom to; free from confinement

• let (something) fall or spill from a container

• prepare and issue for public distribution or sale

• eliminate (a substance)

• generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids

• make (information) available for publication

• part with a possession or right

• release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition

• make (assets) available