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enlarge (on or upon)

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of enlarge (on or upon)

to express more fully and in greater detail

  • in your complaint, donʼt just say that your neighbor has been harassing you; enlarge on what you mean by that
Synonyms of enlarge (on or upon)

amplify, develop, dilate (on or upon), elaborate (on), expand, flesh (out)
Words Related to enlarge (on or upon)

add (to), complement, supplement

discourse, expatiate, ramble, run on
Near Antonyms of enlarge (on or upon)

compress, contract

outline, summarize, sum up
Antonyms of enlarge (on or upon)

abbreviate, abridge, condense, shorten

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