Addition and Downfall

Opposite meaning words

Addition noun - A smaller structure added to a main building.

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Downfall is an antonym for addition.

Downfall noun - A change to a lower state or level.

Usage example: the gradual downfall of the Roman Empire

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Addition is an antonym for downfall.

similar	similar addition	similar downfall
future	future addition	future downfall
original	original addition	original downfall
unfortunate	unfortunate addition	unfortunate downfall
Other adjectives: main, major, frequent, possible, final, mundane, later, recent, biggest.

In addition, emulator save states have one major downfall: the ability to save yourself into a corner.

Source: Save Scumming
Iron Man: Armored Adventures, in addition to its main Myth Arc, features other story arcs, usually following a specific character over the course of the show (for example, the Living Laser's origin and him figuring out what to do with his new powers and then his eventual downfall).

Source: Story Arc
Their downfall comes when, in addition to pissing off French conservatives (who had been pretty well pissed at the government for over a decade at that point), they also piss off the workers' cooperatives with their attempts to impose state control of the economy.

Source: Literature / Malê Rising

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