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outstretch

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of outstretch

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

  • the dog had outstretched his legs and was lying across the width of the doorway
Synonyms of outstretch

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

overspread
Near Antonyms of outstretch

compact, compress, condense, reduce
Antonyms of outstretch

close, contract, fold

2 to make longer

  • having outstretched our lunch break beyond all reason, we reluctantly headed back to work
Synonyms of outstretch

drag (out), draw out, elongate, extend, lengthen, prolong, protract, stretch
Words Related to outstretch

amplify, enlarge, expand, increase

attenuate, thin
Near Antonyms of outstretch

decrease, diminish, lessen, reduce

thicken
Antonyms of outstretch

abbreviate, abridge, curtail, cut, cut back, shorten

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