Synonyms of stretched

stretched 1 of 2

adjective

as in enlarged

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enlarged
• padded
• magnified
• embellished
• exaggerated
• elaborated
• inflated
• embroidered
• overstated
• overplayed
• outsized
• overdrawn
• overemphasized
• bloated
• overblown
• overdone
• hyperbolized
• hyped-up
• outsize
• unreasonable
• unreal
• unrealistic
• grandiose
• overweening
• preposterous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reasonable
• realistic

stretched

2 of 2

verb

past tense of stretch

1

as in exaggerated

to add to the interest of by including made-up details

it was stretching the truth to say she'd been in the movies: she was once an extra whose scene was cut in the final version

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exaggerated
• padded
• expanded
• colored
• enhanced
• embroidered
• embellished
• hyperbolized
• magnified
• elaborated (on)
• satirized
• emphasized
• stressed
• amplified
• enlarged (on or upon)
• hedged
• fleshed (out)
• overemphasized
• overstated
• gussied up
• caricatured
• played up
• overplayed
• dressed up
• fudged
• overdid
• overdrew

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• minimized
• understated
• belittled
• played down

2

as in pulled

to injure by overuse, misuse, or pressure

I stretched a back muscle, and the pain is killing me

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pulled
• damaged
• strained
• weakened
• bruised
• hurt
• wrenched
• racked
• taxed
• impaired
• battered
• wounded
• tore
• frayed
• harmed
• crippled
• mutilated
• mangled
• lamed

3

as in lengthened

to make longer

the time it would take to fix the car got stretched from three hours to two days when the part we needed had to be ordered

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

4

as in tried

to subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress

your whining is stretching my patience to the limit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tried
• pushed
• strained
• tested
• got (to)
• taxed
• annoyed
• bothered
• irritated
• demanded
• pressured
• pained
• harassed
• pressed
• importuned
• aggravated
• exasperated
• exacted
• gnawed (at)
• pestered
• vexed
• harried
• irked
• nettled
• riled
• grated
• peeved
• agitated
• galled
• hassled
• spited
• vext

5

as in tightened

to draw tight

if the canvas isn't properly stretched over the frame, there will be sagging over time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tightened
• tensed
• tautened
• strained
• lengthened
• elongated
• extended
• constricted
• cinched

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loosened
• slackened
• relaxed
• eased
• slacked