Synonyms of outstretched

outstretched 1 of 2

adjective

as in extensive

Synonyms & Similar Words

• extensive
• elongated
• far-reaching
• longish
• long
• extended
• elongate
• lengthy
• oversized
• king-sized
• oblong
• large
• rectangular
• sizeable
• king-size
• considerable
• sizable
• oversize
• jumbo
• super
• overscaled
• hefty
• substantial
• largish
• biggish
• big
• hulking
• overscale

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• short
• brief
• curt
• diminished
• abbreviated
• curtailed
• small
• tiny
• diminutive
• puny
• abridged
• miniature
• little
• shortish
• smallish
• undersized
• shortened
• minute
• wee
• bitty
• undersize
• teeny

outstretched

2 of 2

verb

past tense of outstretch

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• extended
• expanded
• opened
• unfolded
• stretched (out)
• outspread
• spread (out)
• unfurled
• flared (out)
• fanned (out)
• overspread

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• closed
• folded
• contracted
• reduced
• compressed
• condensed
• compacted

2

as in lengthened

to make longer

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lengthened
• stretched
• extended
• increased
• prolonged
• elongated
• dragged (out)
• expanded
• drew out
• enlarged
• protracted
• attenuated
• amplified
• thinned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cut
• shortened
• reduced
• decreased
• diminished
• curtailed
• cut back
• lessened
• abbreviated
• thickened
• abridged