Choose the correct antonym from the options given below for the given word.

Contraction

Expansion

The correct answer is Option (3) → Expansion

Contraction means the act of making something smaller, shorter, or tighter. Expansion means the act of making something larger, longer, or wider. Therefore, the correct antonym for contraction is expansion.

* **Reduction** is similar to contraction and also means becoming smaller in size or amount.
* **Shrink** is a synonym of contraction, meaning to become smaller.
* **Emaciation** refers to extreme thinness or wasting away, but it's not the opposite in a general sense.
* **Expansion** means to increase in size or amount, which is the opposite of contraction.

Therefore, "expansion" best conveys the antonym of "contraction" as it signifies growth or increase, the opposite of shrinking or becoming smaller.