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extend

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of EXTEND

to make longer <our guests from out of town extended their visit by a week>

Synonyms drag (out), draw out, elongate, lengthen, outstretch, prolong, protract, stretch

Related Words amplify, enlarge, expand, increase; attenuate, thin

Near Antonyms decrease, diminish, lessen, reduce; thicken

Antonyms abbreviate, abridge, curtail, cut, cut back, shorten

to put before another for acceptance or consideration <the couple extended an invitation to join them for a get-together at their house after the concert>

Synonyms extend, give, proffer, tender, trot out

Related Words pose, propose; hold out; give in, submit; volunteer

Near Antonyms accept, receive, take; accredit, approbate, approve, authorize, clear, confirm, finalize, formalize, homologate, OK (or okay), ratify, sanction, warrant; decline, deny, disallow, disapprove, negative, reject, turn down, veto; rebuff, rebut, refuse, spurn; retract, withdraw; disregard, ignore, neglect, overlook

to arrange the parts of (something) over a wider area <you can extend that chaise longue so that it lies completely flat>

Synonyms expand, extend, fan (out), flare (out), outspread, outstretch, spread (out), stretch (out), unfold, unfurl

Related Words overspread

Near Antonyms compact, compress, condense, reduce

Antonyms close, contract, fold

to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction <our backyard extends all the way to that brook>

Synonyms bear, extend, go, head, lead, lie

Related Words cross, cut, pass; course, follow, span, traverse

to make greater in size, amount, or number <embarked on a series of wars intended to extend his empire>

Synonyms accelerate, add (to), aggrandize, amplify, augment, boost, build up, compound, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, hype, multiply, pump up, raise, swell, stoke, supersize, up

Related Words boom, jump, skyrocket, spike; bump (up), ratchet (up) also rachet (up); blow up, dilate, distend, inflate; draw out, elongate, flesh (out), lengthen, prolong, protract, stretch; develop, enhance, heighten, intensify, magnify; complement, supplement; beef (up), reinforce (also reenforce), strengthen; maximize; accumulate, amass, collect; follow up, parlay

Near Antonyms abbreviate, abridge, curtail, shorten; compress, condense, constrict, contract; cut back, retrench

Antonyms abate, decrease, de-escalate, diminish, downsize, dwindle, lessen, lower, minify, reduce, subtract (from)

to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances <the company extends its ice cream with thickeners and other additives>

Synonyms cut, dilute, extend, lace, sophisticate, thin, water down, weaken

Near Antonyms fertilize, lard; augment, reinforce (also reenforce), supplement; decontaminate, purify; clarify, clean, cleanse, distill (also distil), filter, flush, leach, pasteurize, purge, refine; better, enhance, improve; compact, concentrate, condense

Antonyms enrich, fortify, richen, strengthen

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