expansion

n

1. enlargement, extension, aggrandizement, increase; magnification, amplification, enhancement, deepening, heightening; widening, thickening, broadening; lengthening, waxing, prolongation, protraction; unfolding, unfurling, opening; spreading out, stretching out, branching out, Mil. deployment; diffusion, dissemination, dispersion, dispersal.

2. inflation, distension, dilatation, dilation, Physiol. diastole; bloating, puffing out, blowing up; swelling, intumescence, tumefaction, puffiness.

3. addition, accretion, increment, accession, access; augmentation, supplement, annex, annexation, appendage, appendix, addendum, adjunct; accrual, accruement, accumulation, cumulation.

4. elevation, raise, boost, rise, advancement; upsurge, upswing, upturn, step-up; mounting, ascending, skyrocketing; multiplication, doubling, redoubling, trebling, tripling, quadrupling; burgeoning, shooting up, springing up, sprouting.

5. development, explanation, expounding on or upon, detailing; intensification, concentration, escalation, acceleration; maximization, overstatement; exacerbation, aggravation.

6. strengthening, reinforcement, build-up; improvement, upgrading, Inf. pickup; growth, maturation.

7. expanse, space, spaciousness, amplitude, vastness, immensity, largeness; open space, free space, clearing, opening, open country; wilderness, waste, desert, wild region, desolate country; infinity, infinitude, unlimit-edness, boundlessness; abyss, chasm, gulf; emptiness, void.