DIFFUSION Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

diffusion

noun

di-ˈfyü-zhən

Definition of diffusion

as in diffuseness

the use of too many words to express an idea the author's tendency toward diffusion makes the novel a tedious read

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Recent Examples of diffusion The idea that knowledge generated inside a large subsidized investment does not stay contained to that one company suggests a form of knowledge diffusion outward to the businesses around it. — Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Researchers assumed that corals were passive with respect to the slow-moving boundary layer, simply relying on natural diffusion through it to provide nutrients and oxygen. — Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026 Even though these are technically a semi-sheer, the curtain panels can give you a bit more privacy and more of a light-filtering sheer than a true light diffusion. — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 4 Aug. 2026 Nvidia now claims that DLSS 5's one-step diffusion model can run on a single GPU, thanks to it being restricted to improving the look of elements within a scene, rather than re-rendering the entire thing. — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for diffusion

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Yayoi Kusama, whose obsessive repetitions of dots and nets became a means of expressing infinity, leaving an indelible mark on contemporary art worldwide, died on August 14 of multiple organ failure at a hospital in Tokyo.

— Tessa Solomon for ARTnews, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026
Michelle Malkin, a gambling researcher at East Carolina University, emphasized how anticipation and rapid repetition mirror gambling mechanics.

— Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026

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