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

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 rock band, which consists of Rick Mitarotonda, Trevor Weekz, Peter Anspach and Cotter Ellis, released a statement shortly after the incident, extending their condolences to the victim’s family and loved ones. —Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026

And the financial burden is extending beyond the young workers clamoring for independence. —Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 22 June 2026

The fire is still actively producing smoke and impacting air quality throughout the region, the South Coast Air Quality Management District said in a statement Sunday — extending its particle pollution advisory into Monday morning. —Adela Suliman, NBC news, 22 June 2026

Drones help overcome that limitation by extending surveillance far beyond the ship’s sensor horizon. —Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 22 June 2026

Heat wave The first full days of summer 2026 will bring above-average temperatures across the western United States, from the West Coast through the Great Basin, Southwest and Rockies, extending eastward into Texas, the Gulf Coast, Southeast and Florida, the WPC said. —Doyle Rice, USA Today, 22 June 2026

Both actresses used bright white at the foot rather than extending the blue into a fully tonal look. —Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 22 June 2026

Known as the Galactic Center Excess, a spherical gamma-ray glow extending out for thousands of light-years from the core of our galaxy, this high-energy light has baffled researchers for over a decade. —Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 June 2026

Bryan Baker, the usual closer, worked the eighth, and Kevin Kelly handled the ninth in earning his third save and extending his scoreless streak at home to 18 innings. —Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2026