extended

ex·tend·ed

adjective \-ˈsten-dəd\

: longer than usual or typical : unusually long

: going beyond the usual, original, or basic version of something

Full Definition of EXTENDED

1

:  drawn out in length especially of time <an extended visit>

2

a :  fully stretched out <an extended battle line>

b of a horse's gait :  performed with a greatly lengthened stride but without a break — compare collected

c :  intensive <extended efforts>

3

:  having spatial magnitude :  being larger than a point <an extended source of light>

4

:  extensive 1 <made available extended information — Ruth G. Strickland>

5

:  derivative 1, secondary 2a <an extended sense of a word>

6

of a typeface :  having a wider face than that of a standard typeface

— ex·tend·ed·ly adverb

— ex·tend·ed·ness noun

Examples of EXTENDED

1. <the word “snake” in its extended sense refers to a contemptible or treacherous person>
2. <an extended portion of the valley is now devoted to the growing of grapes for wine>

First Known Use of EXTENDED

15th century

Related to EXTENDED

Synonyms

figurative, figural, metaphoric (or metaphorical), tropical, tropological

Antonyms

nonfigurative, nonmetaphorical

Related Words

Aesopian (also Aesopic), allegorical, emblematic (also emblematical), symbolic (also symbolical); catachrestic (or catachrestical), sylleptic; euphemistic; nonliteral, veritable

Near Antonyms

literal; nonsymbolic

Rhymes with EXTENDED

intended, pretended, unfriended