Synonyms of enlarged

enlarged 1 of 2

adjective

as in magnified

Synonyms & Similar Words

• magnified
• stretched
• elaborated
• padded
• exaggerated
• embellished
• embroidered
• inflated
• outsized
• overstated
• overemphasized
• overplayed
• overblown
• bloated
• overdrawn
• overdone
• outsize
• hyperbolized
• hyped-up
• grandiose
• unreasonable
• unreal
• unrealistic
• overweening
• preposterous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reasonable
• realistic

enlarged

2 of 2

verb

past tense of enlarge

1

as in increased

to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number

as the number of people with cell phones enlarges, more transmission towers will have to be built

Synonyms & Similar Words

• increased
• expanded
• swelled
• rose
• accelerated
• multiplied
• intensified
• waxed
• climbed
• ballooned
• accumulated
• proliferated
• mushroomed
• mounted
• spread
• boomed
• escalated
• rolled up
• gained
• appreciated
• surged
• burgeoned
• built up
• bourgeoned
• jumped
• snowballed
• skyrocketed
• distended
• heightened
• inflated
• rocketed
• redoubled
• peaked
• bulked
• puffed (up)
• crested
• blew up
• crescendoed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decreased
• diminished
• contracted
• lessened
• receded
• dwindled
• waned

2

as in expanded

to make greater in size, amount, or number

with a new member of the family on the way, maybe we should consider enlarging the house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• increased
• expanded
• augmented
• accelerated
• boosted
• multiplied
• extended
• raised
• enhanced
• swelled
• reinforced
• amplified
• intensified
• strengthened
• added (to)
• compounded
• maximized
• escalated
• upped
• aggrandized
• built up
• stoked
• pumped up
• hyped
• supersized
• supplemented
• lengthened
• distended
• elongated
• dilated
• developed
• inflated
• stretched
• skyrocketed
• heightened
• magnified
• jumped
• prolonged
• boomed
• complemented
• spiked
• bumped (up)
• drew out
• reenforced
• protracted
• fleshed (out)
• ratcheted (up)
• blew up
• accumulated
• collected
• beefed (up)
• followed up
• amassed
• racheted (up)
• parlayed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reduced
• decreased
• diminished
• lessened
• lowered
• downsized
• dwindled
• shortened
• subtracted (from)
• abated
• curtailed
• abridged
• abbreviated
• compressed
• condensed
• contracted
• constricted
• minified
• de-escalated
• cut back
• retrenched

3

as in freed

to set free (as from slavery or confinement)

like a wild animal enlarged from a leghold trap, the freed prisoner raced about

Synonyms & Similar Words

• freed
• released
• liberated
• rescued
• loosened
• saved
• enfranchised
• disenthralled
• turned loose
• emancipated
• discharged
• sprung
• loosed
• unfettered
• manumitted
• sprang
• uncaged
• disenthraled
• unbound
• unchained
• bailed (out)
• redeemed
• paroled
• ransomed
• extricated
• disengaged
• delivered
• disencumbered
• disentangled
• disembarrassed
• unshackled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confined
• bound
• restrained
• fettered
• imprisoned
• shackled
• handcuffed
• locked (up)
• enchained
• incarcerated
• committed
• jailed
• conquered
• subjugated
• trammelled
• subdued
• interned
• manacled
• trammeled
• enslaved
• immured