Dock and Swell

Opposite meaning words

Dock verb - To make less in extent or duration.

Usage example: the editorial was docked by about a hundred words to make it fit on the page

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Swell is an antonym for dock.

Nearby Words: docking, docked, dockage, dockyard, docker

Swell verb - To become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number.

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Dock is an antonym for swell.

Nearby Word: swelling

great	great dock	great swell
little	little dock	little swell

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