OUTSTRETCHED Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in extensive

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verb

past tense of outstretch

as in extended

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

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as in lengthened

to make longer having outstretched our lunch break beyond all reason, we reluctantly headed back to work

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Recent Examples of outstretched

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Three groundouts, two lineouts and a game-ending strikeout of $162 million outfielder Brandon Nimmo left Santa with his arms outstretched and awaiting a mob from his teammates on the pitcher’s mound. —

Chandler Rome, New York Times, 26 May 2026 Abreu gunned to Connor Wong, who swung his arm high to apply the tag, and Larnach’s outstretched arm slid safely into home before Wong’s mitt made contact with his helmet. —

Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 23 May 2026 Goldberg shouted with her arms outstretched. —

Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026 Fans put their outstretched arms across the shoulders of the people standing next to them, all throughout the supporters’ section of the stadium. —

Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026 André Gomes played a free kick into the area and Olwethu Makhanya's clearance attempt was knocked down by Picard, who chipped a second-touch shot from just outside the box that slipped inside the back post and over the outstretched arm of goalkeeper Andre Blake. —

ABC News, 16 May 2026 The Union pushed up the pitch quickly to find an unmarked Bender, who drove a low shot past the outstretched fingers of Maxime Crépeau to level the match at 3-3 in the 79th minute, setting the stage for Ojeda’s last-minute winner. —

Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026 Hao-Yu Lee's two-out RBI triple off the outstretched glove of Royals right fielder Jac Caglianone opened the scoring in the second. —

CBS News, 10 May 2026 Griner also had to contend with 6-foot-11 Han Xu, but the superstar veteran wasn’t phased and hit one of her most impressive shots dancing through the lane for a layup over Xu’s outstretched hand. —

Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026

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Every small business article is based on rigorous reporting by our team of expert writers and editors with extensive knowledge of small business products.

— Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 29 May 2026
But damage to the pad — Launch Complex 36 (LC-36) — could be extensive, judging by the extent of the explosion, which multiple rocket-watchers captured on video.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 29 May 2026