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outspread

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of outspread

to arrange the parts of (something) over a wider area

  • when it outspread its wings, a pteranodon would have had a wingspan in excess of 20 feet
Synonyms of outspread

expand, extend, fan (out), flare (out), open, outstretch, spread (out), stretch (out), unfold, unfurl
Words Related to outspread

overspread
Near Antonyms of outspread

compact, compress, condense, reduce
Antonyms of outspread

close, contract, fold

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