EXTENUATION Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For EXTENUATION
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aggrandizement | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something | ||||||||
aggravation | nounn | |||||||
noun • an exasperated feeling of annoyance • unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment • action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse | ||||||||
amplification | nounn | |||||||
noun • addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail • the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input • (electronics) the act of increasing voltage or power or current | ||||||||
elaboration | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail • the result of improving something • a discussion that provides additional information • marked by elaborately complex detail • developing in intricate and painstaking detail | ||||||||
embellishment | nounn | |||||||
noun • elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail • a superfluous ornament • the act of adding extraneous decorations to something | ||||||||
exacerbation | nounn | |||||||
noun • action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse • violent and bitter exasperation | ||||||||
exaggeration | nounn | |||||||
noun • extravagant exaggeration • the act of making something more noticeable than usual • making to seem more important than it really is | ||||||||
intensification | nounn | |||||||
noun • action that makes something stronger or more extreme • the act of increasing the contrast of (a photographic film) | ||||||||
overstatement | nounn | |||||||
noun • making to seem more important than it really is |