Synonyms of sprawls

sprawls

verb

present tense third-person singular of sprawl

1

as in extends

to extend outwards from or as if from a central point

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

Related Words

• extends
• diverges
• radiates
• expands
• divides
• branches
• scatters
• parts
• splays
• rises
• swells
• rays
• spreads (out)
• disperses
• separates
• climbs
• increases
• enlarges
• diffuses
• proliferates
• dispenses
• escalates
• multiplies
• fans (out)
• mushrooms
• dissipates
• mounts
• waxes
• rolls up
• forks
• snowballs
• sows
• gains

Dissimilar Words

• contains
• restricts
• limits
• decreases
• recedes
• diminishes
• focuses
• lessens
• converges
• meets
• joins
• concentrates
• contracts
• dwindles
• wanes
• funnels

2

as in sits

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

• sits
• rests
• straddles
• flops
• slouches
• squats
• reclines
• stretches (out)
• plops
• spreads (out)
• relaxes
• lounges
• plunks
• plumps
• basks
• lolls
• sets
• reposes
• lies back
• planks
• perches
• unfurls
• splays
• kicks back
• opens
• expands
• flumps
• extends
• unfolds
• outstretches
• flares (out)
• fans (out)
• outspreads

Dissimilar Words

• stands
• rises
• arises
• gets up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sprawls

Great Basin National Park Great Basin’s beauty sprawls across 77,000 acres, with sky-high peaks, limestone caves, tranquil lakes, and groves of ancient Bristlecone pines, some of which are among the oldest trees on Earth. — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026

Our range includes a meandering cowboy odyssey that sprawls from a nowhere town in Texas to Big Sky country, a poignantly observant memoir from a wild child Dreamlander, and a careful dissection of a situationship set to the rhythms of 1970s Brazil. — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026

Open side windows offer a panoramic view of farmland that sprawls in all directions. — Midwest Living, 6 July 2026

In a place where many homes lean into glass, driftwood tones and a conventional layout, this one sprawls like a resort, with sleeping quarters separated into individual pavilion-like structures. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2026

This is largely the doing of the seventy-five-year-old patriarch who has expanded a small jute-processing company into a commercial and industrial empire that sprawls across much of the country. — Literary Hub, 16 June 2026

The lawn sprawls 58,000 square feet. — Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 15 June 2026

The property, aptly christened Tall Timber, sprawls across an impressive 200 acres amid the San Juan National Forest. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 11 June 2026

The menu sprawls across all-day breakfast, po’ boys, muffulettas, she-crab soup, shrimp and grits and Cajun pasta, with most entrées landing in the $13-$20 range. — Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2026