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extended
adjective
Synonyms and Antonyms of EXTENDED
1
expressing one thing in terms normally used for another <the word “snake” in its extended sense refers to a contemptible or treacherous person>
Related Words Aesopian (also Aesopic), allegorical, emblematic (also emblematical), symbolic (also symbolical); catachrestic (or catachrestical), sylleptic; euphemistic; nonliteral, veritable
Near Antonyms literal; nonsymbolic
Antonyms nonfigurative, nonmetaphorical
2
having considerable extent <an extended portion of the valley is now devoted to the growing of grapes for wine>
Synonyms broad, deep, expansive, extended, far-flung, far-reaching, rangy, sweeping, wide, wide-ranging, widespread
Related Words comprehensive, general, global, inclusive; boundless, endless, infinite, limitless, unlimited; capacious, commodious, roomy, spacious
Antonyms narrow
3
lasting for a considerable time <I've met her, but I have never had an extended conversation with her>
Related Words aeonian (or aeonic), endless, everlasting, interminable, persistent; longish, overlong, prolonged, protracted; permanent; all-day, all-night; multiday, multiyear
Near Antonyms abrupt, sudden; abbreviated, condensed, curtailed, shortened; ephemeral, fleeting, momentary, transient, transitory; impermanent; short-range
4
of great extent from end to end <the two armies clashed along an extended line of battle that stretched for miles>
Related Words extensive, far-reaching, longish, outstretched; oblong, rectangular; big, biggish, considerable, hefty, hulking, jumbo, large, largish, overscale (or overscaled), oversize (or oversized), sizable (or sizeable), substantial, super
Near Antonyms abbreviated, abridged, curtailed, diminished, shortened; bitty, diminutive, little, miniature, minute, puny, small, smallish, teeny, tiny, undersized (also undersize), wee
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