Synonyms of expanding

expanding

verb

present participle of expand

1

as in developing

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

• developing
• supplementing
• amplifying
• enlarging (on or upon)
• complementing
• elaborating (on)
• dilating (on or upon)
• adding (to)
• fleshing (out)
• discoursing
• running on
• rambling
• expatiating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shortening
• contracting
• condensing
• compressing
• abridging
• outlining
• summarizing
• abbreviating
• summing up

• shortening
• contracting
• condensing
• compressing
• abridging
• outlining
• summarizing
• abbreviating
• summing up

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2

as in increasing

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

• increasing
• accelerating
• augmenting
• boosting
• extending
• multiplying
• raising
• enhancing
• enlarging
• reinforcing
• intensifying
• strengthening
• amplifying
• escalating
• swelling
• maximizing
• adding (to)
• stoking
• upping
• compounding
• aggrandizing
• building up
• pumping up
• supersizing
• hyping
• developing
• supplementing
• lengthening
• stretching
• jumping
• booming
• inflating
• skyrocketing
• heightening
• spiking
• complementing
• distending
• elongating
• prolonging
• dilating
• bumping (up)
• reenforcing
• drawing out
• accumulating
• ratcheting (up)
• magnifying
• collecting
• amassing
• blowing up
• protracting
• fleshing (out)
• racheting (up)
• beefing (up)
• following up
• parlaying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reducing
• decreasing
• diminishing
• lowering
• dwindling
• lessening
• downsizing
• subtracting (from)
• curtailing
• shortening
• abating
• abridging
• contracting
• abbreviating
• compressing
• condensing
• constricting
• minifying
• de-escalating
• retrenching
• cutting back

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• reducing
• decreasing
• diminishing
• lowering
• dwindling
• lessening
• downsizing
• subtracting (from)
• curtailing
• shortening
• abating
• abridging
• contracting
• abbreviating
• compressing
• condensing
• constricting
• minifying
• de-escalating
• retrenching
• cutting back

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3

as in extending

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

• extending
• opening
• unfolding
• spreading (out)
• stretching (out)
• flaring (out)
• outstretching
• unfurling
• fanning (out)
• outspreading
• overspreading

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• contracting
• closing
• reducing
• folding
• compressing
• condensing
• compacting

• contracting
• closing
• reducing
• folding
• compressing
• condensing
• compacting

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4

as in rising

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

water expands when it becomes frozen

Synonyms & Similar Words

• increasing
• rising
• accelerating
• swelling
• multiplying
• climbing
• intensifying
• enlarging
• spreading
• waxing
• proliferating
• accumulating
• ballooning
• mushrooming
• escalating
• burgeoning
• booming
• gaining
• mounting
• snowballing
• surging
• rolling up
• bourgeoning
• appreciating
• jumping
• heightening
• building up
• skyrocketing
• rocketing
• distending
• inflating
• redoubling
• peaking
• puffing (up)
• bulking
• cresting
• blowing up
• crescendoing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decreasing
• diminishing
• contracting
• lessening
• receding
• dwindling
• waning

• decreasing
• diminishing
• contracting
• lessening
• receding
• dwindling
• waning

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