Synonyms of sprawling

sprawling

verb

present participle of sprawl

1

as in extending

to extend outwards from or as if from a central point

The suburbs sprawl for miles beyond the city's downtown.

Related Words

• extending
• diverging
• expanding
• radiating
• dividing
• branching
• scattering
• spreading (out)
• splaying
• increasing
• parting
• proliferating
• swelling
• fanning (out)
• separating
• rising
• mushrooming
• dispersing
• escalating
• climbing
• mounting
• enlarging
• multiplying
• forking
• diffusing
• dispensing
• rolling up
• snowballing
• raying
• dissipating
• waxing
• sowing
• gaining

Dissimilar Words

• containing
• limiting
• restricting
• contracting
• diminishing
• decreasing
• dwindling
• focusing
• receding
• waning
• converging
• lessening
• meeting
• joining
• concentrating
• funneling

2

as in sitting

to rest with the arms and legs spread out

There's no feeling like sprawling out on your bed after a hard day's work.

Related Words

• sitting
• flopping
• straddling
• spreading (out)
• stretching (out)
• squatting
• lounging
• resting
• relaxing
• slouching
• reclining
• plopping
• setting
• lying back
• plunking
• lolling
• basking
• plumping
• reposing
• planking
• flumping
• kicking back
• perching
• opening
• expanding
• unfurling
• splaying
• unfolding
• extending
• flaring (out)
• fanning (out)
• outstretching
• outspreading

Dissimilar Words

• standing
• rising
• arising
• getting up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sprawling

Its signature building was constructed between 1897 and 1900 as the sprawling country residence of Frederick Gilbert Bourne, president of the Singer sewing machine corporation. — Ashley Baker, Vanity Fair, 22 Sep. 2026

Though the kits stay close to their adoptive human parents, they’re eventually allowed to roam free during the day on the rescue’s rural 20-acre (8-hectare) property, a sprawling mix of meadows and thick forest spotted with ponds and a nearby river. — ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026

Long vertical windows opened onto a courtyard shaded by a sprawling olive tree. — Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

The opening-night celebration began with an al fresco cocktail reception in the museum’s sprawling plaza, with a live 27-piece orchestra. — Paul Chi, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2026

And over the years, some of my favorite lounge experiences have been farther afield, including Cathay Pacific’s lounges in Hong Kong and Emirates’ sprawling lounge setup in Dubai. — Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2026

But Simon’s project is not so much a biography of the agent as a sprawling mosaic composed of more than 1,000 photographs presented alongside thousands more words of text, only some of which come from Simon’s interviews with him. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Defenders must protect sprawling environments, while attackers need to find only one viable path. — Shane Buckley, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Nearly 500 federal, state and local officers descended on the sprawling plant, detaining 475 workers, mostly South Koreans. — Hanna Park, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026