Proliferation and Reduction

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Proliferation noun - Something added (as by growth).

Usage example: a large proliferation in the number of electrical appliances was placing enormous demands upon the region's power supply

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Reduction is an antonym for proliferation.

Reduction noun - Something that is or may be subtracted.

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Proliferation is an antonym for reduction.

Nearby Words: reduce, reducing, reductive, reductionist

massive	massive proliferation	massive reduction
huge	huge proliferation	huge reduction
civil	civil proliferation	civil reduction
major	major proliferation	major reduction
Other adjectives: explosive, rapid, recent, sudden.

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Reduction and Proliferation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/proliferation/reduction

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