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extended
Synonyms and Antonyms of extended
- the word "snake" in its extended sense refers to a contemptible or treacherous person
Aesopian (also Aesopic), allegorical, emblematic (also emblematical), symbolic (also symbolical)
- an extended portion of the valley is now devoted to the growing of grapes for wine
- I've met her, but I have never had an extended conversation with her
far, great, lengthy, long, long-drawn-out (or long-drawn), long-lived, long-term, marathon
- the two armies clashed along an extended line of battle that stretched for miles
extensive, far-reaching, longish, outstretched
big, biggish, considerable, hefty, hulking, jumbo, large, largish, overscale (or overscaled), oversize (or oversized), sizable (or sizeable), substantial, super
abbreviated, abridged, curtailed, diminished, shortened
bitty, diminutive, little, miniature, minute, puny, small, smallish, teeny, tiny, undersized (also undersize), wee
Synonyms and Antonyms of extended
- our guests from out of town extended their visit by a week
- the couple extended an invitation to join them for a get-together at their house after the concert
- you can extend that chaise longue so that it lies completely flat
- embarked on a series of wars intended to extend his empire
boomed, jumped, skyrocketed, spiked
bumped (up), ratcheted (up) also racheted (up)
blew up, dilated, distended, inflated
drew out, elongated, fleshed (out), lengthened, prolonged, protracted, stretched
developed, enhanced, heightened, intensified, magnified
beefed (up), reinforced (also reenforced), strengthened
- the company extends its ice cream with thickeners and other additives
befouled, contaminated, corrupted, defiled, dirtied, envenomed, fouled, infected, poisoned, polluted, soiled, spoiled (or chiefly British spoilt), sullied, tainted
manipulated, misrepresented, tampered (with)
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