extended

adjective

ex·​tend·​ed ik-ˈsten-dəd 

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 sense 1

an extended apology

made available extended information

—Ruth G. Strickland

5

: derivative sense 1, secondary sense 2a

an extended sense of a word

6

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

extendedly adverb

extendedness noun

Synonyms of extended

• metaphoric
• figurative
• figural
• symbolic

Examples of extended in a Sentence

the word “snake” in its extended sense refers to a contemptible or treacherous person

an extended portion of the valley is now devoted to the growing of grapes for wine

Recent Examples on the Web

Cora said Arias will likely get an extended look this week and that other top prospects will be brought in as well. —Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2026

The Hughes brothers were already on stage with Storrie when Knight and Keller joined, getting an extended round of applause. —Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2026

An extended riff on the leg-lengthening surgery from Materialists, of course. —Bethy Squires, Vulture, 1 Mar. 2026

When forty children remained quiet for an extended period, the world took on an eerie quality—natural or unnatural, who could say, but glorious all the same. —Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing extended

• extended family
• extended play

Rhymes for extended

• amended
• appended
• ascended
• attended
• befriended
• commended
• contended
• defended
• depended
• descended
• distended
• emended