Deletion and Expansion

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Deletion noun - Something left out.

Usage example: one of the deletions from the final cut of the movie turned out to be my one line of dialogue

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Expansion is an antonym for deletion.

Nearby Words: delete, deleted, deleting, dele, deleter

Expansion noun - Something added (as by growth).

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Deletion is an antonym for expansion.

Nearby Words: expand, expanded, expanse, expansive, expanding

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Expansion and Deletion. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/deletion/expansion

Deletion & Expansion. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/deletion/expansion>.

Expansion or Deletion. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/deletion/expansion.

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