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PLICATION Antonyms

There are 9 antonyms of the word plication. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For PLICATION

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broadening
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of making something wider

• the action of making broader

• an increase in width

dilation
nounn
noun

• a lengthy discussion (spoken or written) on a particular topic

• the act of expanding an aperture

expansion
nounn
noun

• 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

extension
nounn
noun

• a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt

• act of expanding in scope; making more widely available

• the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions

• an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students

• act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb

• a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename

• the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to

• the ability to raise the working leg high in the air

• amount or degree or range to which something extends

• an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line

• an addition to the length of something

• an addition that extends a main building

lengthening
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• the act of prolonging something

stretching
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• act of expanding by lengthening or widening

• exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent

unfolding
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a developmental process

flattening
verb, nounv, n
verb

• make flat or flatter

• become flat or flatter

• lower the pitch of (musical notes)

straightening
verbv
verb

• straighten up or out; make straight

• make straight

• get up from a sitting or slouching position

• put (things or places) in order

• straighten by unrolling

• make straight or straighter

Alternatives for BROADENING

Alternatives for DILATION

Alternatives for EXPANSION

Alternatives for EXTENSION

Alternatives for LENGTHENING

Alternatives for STRETCHING

Alternatives for UNFOLDING

Alternatives for FLATTENING

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