OVEREXPANSION Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word overexpansion. (opposite meanings)

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	constriction				nounn
	noun • a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel • tight or narrow compression • a tight feeling in some part of the body • the action or process of compressing
	contraction				nounn
	noun • (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) • the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together • a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds • the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
	curtailment				nounn
	noun • the temporal property of being cut short • the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation • the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable
	cutback				nounn
	noun • a reduction in quantity or rate
	decrease				verbv
	noun • a change downward • a process of becoming smaller or shorter • the amount by which something decreases • the act of decreasing or reducing something verb • decrease in size, extent, or range • make become smaller
	downsizing				nounn
	noun • the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable
	narrowing				verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
	noun • an instance of becoming narrow • a decrease in width • the act of making something narrower adjective satellite • becoming gradually narrower • (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom
	reduction				nounn
	noun • the act of decreasing or reducing something • any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent • the act of reducing complexity
	retrenchment				nounn
	noun • entrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defense • the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable
	shrinkage				nounn
	noun • process or result of becoming less or smaller • the amount by which something shrinks • the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store