expansionary

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adjective

That promotes or exhibits expansion.

Opposite
contractionarynonexpansionary
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Meanings

adjectiveexpansionary (comparative more expansionary, superlative most expansionary)

comparative more expansionary · superlative most expansionary

  1. That promotes or exhibits expansion.

    A ruthless, if strategic, expansionary policy was only part of Kautilya's vision for the state.

    2016, Sunil Khilnani, Incarnations, Penguin, published 2017, page 28

    Antonyms: contractionary, nonexpansionary

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveThat promotes or exhibits expansion.

Opposite
contractionarynonexpansionary

Origin

From expansion + -ary.

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Cite this entry
APA

expansionary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expansionary

MLA

“expansionary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expansionary. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “expansionary,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expansionary.

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