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Antonyms for Abbreviation

Noun

Expansion: the act of making something longer or more detailed

Sample Sentence: The author decided to include an expansion of the abbreviation in the footnotes.

Elaboration: the act of explaining or providing more information about something

Sample Sentence: The book provides a helpful elaboration of the abbreviation used in the scientific paper.

Verb

Expand: to make something longer or more detailed

Sample Sentence: Can you expand the abbreviation by writing out the full phrase?

Elaborate: to explain or provide more information about something

Sample Sentence: The professor asked the student to elaborate on the abbreviation used in their research paper.

Spell out: to write out the full words instead of using an abbreviation

Sample Sentence: The official documents require you to spell out any abbreviations.

Adjective

Complete: providing the full version or expanded form of a word or phrase

Sample Sentence: The brochure provides complete information, rather than using any abbreviations.

Unabbreviated: not shortened or represented by an abbreviation

Sample Sentence: The document includes the unabbreviated names of all the organizations.