Synonyms of extending

extending 1 of 2

noun

as in extension

Related Words

• extension
• stretching
• prolongation
• prolonging
• elongating
• elongation
• protraction
• expansion
• extensiveness
• growth
• spread
• lengthiness
• diffuseness
• largeness
• prolixity
• wordiness
• volubility
• bigness
• talkativeness
• garrulousness
• greatness
• bulkiness
• verboseness
• talkiness
• long-windedness
• heftiness

Dissimilar Words

• shortness
• reducing
• compression
• brevity
• contraction
• curtailment
• conciseness
• condensation
• diminishing
• shortening
• abbreviation
• decreasing
• abridgment
• lessening
• briefness
• shrinking

extending

2 of 2

verb

present participle of extend

1

as in lengthening

to make longer

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lengthening
• stretching
• increasing
• prolonging
• elongating
• expanding
• protracting
• dragging (out)
• drawing out
• enlarging
• outstretching
• amplifying
• thinning
• attenuating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cutting
• curtailing
• reducing
• shortening
• decreasing
• diminishing
• cutting back
• lessening
• abridging
• abbreviating
• thickening

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• offering
• giving
• tendering
• proffering
• proposing
• running by
• submitting
• trotting out
• posing
• holding out
• volunteering
• giving in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• receiving
• taking
• accepting
• authorizing
• approving
• confirming
• denying
• ratifying
• formalizing
• sanctioning
• warranting
• finalizing
• clearing
• rejecting
• declining
• disallowing
• refusing
• accrediting
• vetoing
• turning down
• withdrawing
• disapproving
• negativing
• spurning
• retracting
• rebutting
• ignoring
• homologating
• approbating
• disregarding
• neglecting
• OK'ing
• overlooking
• rebuffing

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

4

as in leading

to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction

our backyard extends all the way to that brook

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leading
• going
• running
• lying
• heading
• crossing
• bearing
• passing
• cutting
• spanning
• following
• traversing
• coursing

5

as in increasing

to make greater in size, amount, or number

embarked on a series of wars intended to extend his empire

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

6

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• diluting
• cutting
• loading
• infecting
• weakening
• thinning
• polluting
• manipulating
• poisoning
• spoiling
• adulterating
• tainting
• dirtying
• watering down
• degrading
• lacing
• sophisticating
• contaminating
• soiling
• corrupting
• defiling
• debasing
• misrepresenting
• fouling
• cheapening
• tempering
• attenuating
• tampering (with)
• falsifying
• sullying
• qualifying
• spiking
• moderating
• faking
• befouling
• counterfeiting
• doctoring
• envenoming
• fudging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strengthening
• enriching
• reinforcing
• fortifying
• augmenting
• supplementing
• fertilizing
• improving
• enhancing
• clarifying
• cleaning
• refining
• purifying
• filtering
• richening
• flushing
• purging
• larding
• distilling
• cleansing
• leaching
• bettering
• pasteurizing
• concentrating
• condensing
• decontaminating
• compacting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of extending

Noun

Law-enforcement officials told us that the president’s central role in the July 4 events and the extending of their length late into the evening have added complexity—and risk. — Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026

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

The Abercrombie Kids’ Baby & Toddler Collection adds newborn through 5T sizing after shoppers asked for smaller sizes, extending the brand into another stage of its customers’ lives. — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026

The chain’s restaurants were leased back to it under a 25-year master lease, which included 2% annual escalators, extending until the early 2040s, according to the initial deal terms. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

Last year, the Legislature passed a law extending the board’s special regulatory powers over the two rivers until 2031, while the agency works on permanent regulations to protect river flows and fish. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Then define what would justify stopping, correcting, extending or expanding the pilot. — Manjot Pal, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Looking at the very long-term chart, bitcoin’s latest comeback began near a key rising trendline extending back to 2017 . — Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2026

Sell Your Gold records the items being boxed for return, extending its handling records through the final stage. — Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

The fight, Haro said, is about more than extending a lease or delaying an eviction. — Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026

On her feet were strappy, buckle-heavy platform sandals with oversize straps extending off the sides and wrapping around her ankles, with the highest strap wrapping around the tapered jeans. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026