Synonyms of expanded

expanded 1 of 2

adjective

as in blown up

Related Words

• blown up
• distended
• blown
• swollen
• ballooned
• puffed
• dilated
• turgid
• overinflated
• varicose
• bloated
• tumescent
• protuberant
• tumid
• ballooning
• bulging
• ventricose
• dilating
• turgescent

Dissimilar Words

• collapsed
• deflated
• detumescent

expanded

2 of 2

verb

past tense of expand

1

as in developed

to express more fully and in greater detail

an article on the First Ladies that the author later expanded into a book

Synonyms & Similar Words

• developed
• supplemented
• amplified
• enlarged (on or upon)
• dilated (on or upon)
• complemented
• elaborated (on)
• fleshed (out)
• added (to)
• ran on
• rambled
• expatiated
• discoursed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shortened
• condensed
• contracted
• compressed
• summarized
• outlined
• abbreviated
• abridged
• summed up

2

as in increased

to make greater in size, amount, or number

we had to expand the list of wedding guests several times in order to accommodate all the relatives Mother wouldn't dream of excluding

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in extended

to arrange the parts of (something) over a wider area

a spare leaf for those times when we have to expand the dining table to accommodate extra guests

Synonyms & Similar Words

• extended
• opened
• unfolded
• spread (out)
• stretched (out)
• outstretched
• flared (out)
• fanned (out)
• unfurled
• outspread
• overspread

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• closed
• contracted
• folded
• reduced
• compressed
• condensed
• compacted

4

as in accelerated

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

water expands when it becomes frozen

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of expanded

Verb

As Greenwood expanded, sections K, T and 3 in the northern portion of the cemetery became the final resting places for generations of Black Orlandoans, including veterans who had bravely served their country. — Sarah M. Boye, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026

Political Condemnation Widens Condemnation has expanded beyond the officials who spoke out earlier in the week. — Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026

Mirror Fiction, which develops literary properties for publication and cross-media adaptation, has also expanded into film and television investment and production. — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 8 Nov. 2026

The theater expanded to become a community space, which also hosted an improv troupe. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026

Production capacity has also been expanded by 25% to accelerate deliveries. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026

In the decades that followed, technology expanded the reach of our seeing. — Andrew Zuckerman, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2026

In recent weeks, however, Republicans essentially ceded the race as the battleground map expanded to places like Texas. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026

The project expanded after Boudreaux showed the manuscript to loved ones, who urged him to share it with the public. — Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026