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EXTENUATION Antonyms

There are 9 antonyms of the word extenuation. (opposite meanings)
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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

Alternatives for AGGRANDIZEMENT

Alternatives for AGGRAVATION

Alternatives for AMPLIFICATION

Alternatives for ELABORATION

Alternatives for EMBELLISHMENT

Alternatives for EXACERBATION

Alternatives for EXAGGERATION

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