Addition and Retrenchment

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Addition noun - The act or process of becoming greater in number.

Usage example: how do you account for the addition of more paint stains on your shirt after you put on a smock?

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Retrenchment is an antonym for addition.

Retrenchment noun - The reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable.

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Addition is an antonym for retrenchment in topics: economy, deficiency, lessening, saving.

Nearby Words: retrench, retrenched, retrenching

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Retrenchment and Addition. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/addition/retrenchment

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