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Annexation : Synonyms and Antonyms
Annexation of part of India by China in 1962 was condemned by United Nations.
Synonyms:
1. Increase
2. Expansion
3. Supplement
4. Augmentation
5. Accession
6. Extension
7. Appendix
Contextual Examples:
The expenses of man increase with income.
There is much more expansion in gases than in liquids or in solids.
The scientists are now engaged in supplementing the efforts of agriculturists for augmentation of produce.
India has occasionally protested the accession of its territories by China in its 1962 attack.
In the view of the unabated local disturbance extension of curfew another 24 hours was announced.
The note should be brief and precise. The details may be added as an appendix if necessary.
Antonyms:
1. Decrease
2. Contraction
3. Curtailment
4. Subtraction
5. Diminution
6. Reduction
7. Fall
Contextual Examples:
India’s annual death rate had greatly decreased since Independence owing to better medical and health facilities made available to the common people.
A gap is left between rails to provide for expansion and contraction of steel.
There is curtailment of demand for goods even with increase in prices.
The Synonyms and Antonyms form an integral part of the English Language. Acquaintance with the vocabulary of the English language is a necessity for effective expression either in written or in an oral from. Synonyms are nothing but the similar meanings of a particular word or its semantic relation. A Synonym is a word or a phrase that means the same as another word or a phrase in the same language. Antonyms are the negative connotation of a particular word. An Antonym is a word or phrase that is opposite in meaning to a particular word or a phrase in the same language.
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