EXTENDING Synonyms: 244 Similar and Opposite Words

extending 1 of 2

noun

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as in extension

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2 of 2

verb

present participle of extend

as in lengthening

to make longer our guests from out of town extended their visit by a week

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as in offering

to put before another for acceptance or consideration the couple extended an invitation to join them for a get-together at their house after the concert

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as in expanding

to arrange the parts of (something) over a wider area you can extend that chaise longue so that it lies completely flat

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as in leading

to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction our backyard extends all the way to that brook

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as in increasing

to make greater in size, amount, or number embarked on a series of wars intended to extend his empire

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as in diluting

to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances the company extends its ice cream with thickeners and other additives

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Recent Examples of extending

Noun

Independence Avenue Corridor extending, approximately, from Gladstone Boulevard to the north, East 18th Street to the south, Forest Avenue to the west and Interstate 435 to the east. —

Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026 Delivering a gorgeous, drive-extending, game- and season-saving 27-yard completion to Rome Odunze. —

Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 16 Jan. 2026 And so that was the big tension here, was the extending of the cap was politically unfavorable. —

Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025

Verb

So, a bit of shade can prevent bolting and keep the soil cooler, extending their harvest and yielding tender, flavorful roots. —

Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 May 2026 European stocks look set to notch their fifth consecutive day of gains, extending Friday’s rally. —

Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 25 May 2026 During his time in the military, medical teams served six- or 12-month combat rotations, only occasionally extending to 18 months. —

Martha Raddatz, The Atlantic, 25 May 2026 This agreement also formalizes and significantly expands upon the parties’ October 2025 Letter of Intent, extending the original ten-year framework into a 15-year binding contract with two additional five-year extension options. —

Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 25 May 2026 Leo is extending that tradition to the question of what happens when machines can do the work. —

Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026 But Garcia took a 1-1 pitch deep over the right field wall for the second home run of the day for the Bruins, extending the lead to 9-4. —

Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026 Bournemouth secured their own sixth-place finish, but Villa staying in fourth stopped the European Performance Spot from extending to sixth place. —

Andy Naylor, New York Times, 24 May 2026 Over the last five years, there has been a significant shift in how fashion and sports intersect, both on and off the court, with athletes’ influence extending beyond the court and into culture at large. —

Darian Symoné Harvin, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for extending

Noun

Later that summer, Carolina would acquire Miller for first- and second-round picks and sign him to a $60 million extension.

— Sean Gentille, New York Times, 28 May 2026
All reporting suggests that both sides will come to an agreement on an extension.

— Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026