Choose the correct antonym from the options given below for the given word.
Contraction
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Expansion
Contraction means the process of becoming smaller or shorter. Its antonym is expansion.
Example: Cold causes the contraction of metals.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Reduction | making something smaller in size or amount (close in meaning to contraction) | The shop offered a reduction in prices. |
| (2) Shrink | to become smaller (it is a synonym, not an antonym) | Woollen clothes shrink in hot water. |
| (3) Expansion (answer) | the process of becoming larger (the opposite of contraction) | The company announced the expansion of its factory. |
| (4) Emaciation | the state of being abnormally thin and weak from hunger or illness (it is not the opposite of contraction) | The rescued dog showed signs of emaciation. |
| Synonyms of contraction: shrinking, reduction, shortening, narrowing Antonyms of contraction: expansion, enlargement, growth, extension |