Amplify and Reduce

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Amplify

Amplify verb - To make greater in size, amount, or number.
Usage example: the number of blood volunteers was significantly amplified by the promise of thank-you gifts to donors
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Synonyms for Amplify
Antonyms for Amplify
Reduce is an antonym for amplify in topics: expand, increase in size or effect.
Nearby Words: amplified, amplification, amplifying, amplifier

Reduce

Reduce verb - To make smaller in amount, volume, or extent.
Usage example: you'll have to reduce the amount of money you spend on unnecessary purchases if you want to have any money left for retirement
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Synonyms for Reduce
Antonyms for Reduce
Amplify is an antonym for reduce in decrease topic.
Nearby Words: reduced, reduction, reducing, reducible
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Common collocations

ability amplify ability reduce ability
power amplify power reduce power
strength amplify strength reduce strength
attack amplify attack reduce attack
Other words: sound, accuracy, range, effect, size, volume, effects, output, effectiveness, pain, times, attacks, powers.

Both words in one sentence

  • Sure, he is supposed to have the ability to reduce and amplify psychic powers, but that hardly ever comes into play.
    Source: The Load / Anime and Manga
Cite this Source
Reduce and Amplify. (2016). Retrieved 2023, May 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/amplify/reduce
Amplify & Reduce. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 May. 2023. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/amplify/reduce>.
Reduce or Amplify. 2016. Accessed May 29, 2023. https://thesaurus.plus/related/amplify/reduce.

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