Addition and Detraction
Opposite meaning words
Addition
Addition noun - A smaller structure added to a main building.
Detraction is an antonym for addition.
Detraction
Detraction noun - The act of making a person or a thing seem little or unimportant.
Addition is an antonym for detraction.
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Detraction and Addition. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/addition/detraction
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Detraction or Addition. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/addition/detraction.
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