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Synonyms & Antonyms:Swell
Swell
( Verb )
His heart was swelling with pride.
Synonyms:
Distend
Enlarge
Extend
Increase
Rise
Bulge
Bloat
Billow
Belly
Magnify
Bungle
Amplify
Dilate
Enhance
Expand
Contextual Examples:
He increased his speed to overtake this bus.
This looking glass magnifies one’s face beyond proportion.
Mr. Raja has so bungled the accounts of the firm that it cannot help being closed.
His securing the top position in the IAS has enhanced him prestige.
This transistor is meant to amplify the sound.
The metals contract in the winter as they expand in the summer.
Antonyms:
Shorten
Contract
Reduce
Decrease
Diminish
Abridge
Attenuate
Contextual Examples:
The habit of drinking wine shortens one’s life.
The metals contract in the winter as they expand in the summer.
I have reduced the consumption of sugar in my diet as per the advice of my doctor.
The demand for record-players has greatly decreased with the arrival of cheap tape – recorders.
The demand for a product diminishes with increase in production.
This book has been abridged in its new edition.
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