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

In the weeks since, crews have been building a sprawling helicopter landing pad, meaning even more grass has been removed from the lawn. — ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

The update was published 10 weeks after the hot fire test anomaly, and in parallel Blue Origin has rapidly been working to clear debris around the sprawling Launch Complex 36-A site in Florida and starting to rebuild a launch tower. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026

Its former life as an apartment complex led to sprawling and sophisticated suites, and its blufftop location, front and center for the nightly sunset show, is a bit removed from the main tourist zone. — Carrie Bell, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

How exactly will that performance, which will debut on a sprawling staircase inside the Carnegie Museum of Art on August 14, play out? — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2026

District 37 is a sprawling central Wyandotte County district, which stretches from far-east KCK all the way to the Edwardsville border. — Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026

Over the following decades, the company expanded into a sprawling agricultural and industrial enterprise that included sugar mills, a refinery, a rice mill, packaging facilities and one of North America’s largest biomass renewable power plants. — Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026

Evergreen trees surrounded the tranquil setting, with a sprawling pool stretching out behind the hot tub. — Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026

This, allegedly, is what Elon Musk is doing with one of the contractors who helped build his sprawling Colossus data centers near Memphis. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 5 Aug. 2026