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Antonyms for expanded
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ik-span-did |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪkˈspæn dɪd |
Definition of expanded
Origin :- early 15c., "spread out, spread flat," from Anglo-French espaundre, Middle French espandre and directly from Latin expandere "to spread out, unfold, expand," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + pandere "to spread, stretch" (see pace (n.)). Sense of "grow larger" first recorded 1640s. Related: Expanded; expanding.
- verb extend, augment
- verb go into detail
- As our population has expanded, the Union has been cemented and strengthened.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- The pileus is fleshy, convex, then expanded, and at length depressed.
- Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
- The plant at the extreme right has expanded and begun to deliquesce.
- Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
- Observing that this statement provoked no ridicule, he expanded.
- Extract from : « Mixed Faces » by Roy Norton
- He burgeoned, expanded, flung back his head in the old, imperial way.
- Extract from : « Dreamers of the Ghetto » by I. Zangwill
- Dunwoodie's smile, a smile quasi-ogrish, semi-paternal, expanded.
- Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus
- The forest clearing has expanded into affluent commonwealths.
- Extract from : « The Frontier in American History » by Frederick Jackson Turner
- All the scenery now expanded before us in width and height and depth.
- Extract from : « Byeways in Palestine » by James Finn
- She tucked her feet under her and expanded in the warmth like a fireside kitten.
- Extract from : « Blazed Trail Stories » by Stewart Edward White
- Scutellar angle: of elytra is next to the scutel when wing is expanded.
- Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
Synonyms for expanded
- aggrandize
- amplify
- beef up
- bloat
- blow up
- bolster
- broaden
- build up
- bulk up
- burgeon
- detail
- develop
- diffuse
- dilate
- discourse
- distend
- drag out
- elaborate
- embellish
- enlarge
- expatiate
- explicate
- expound
- extend
- fan out
- fatten
- fill out
- flesh out
- grow
- heighten
- hike
- increase
- inflate
- lengthen
- magnify
- mount
- multiply
- mushroom
- open
- open out
- outspread
- pad
- piggyback
- prolong
- protract
- puff up
- pyramid
- slap on
- soup up
- spell out
- spread
- spread out
- stretch
- stretch out
- sweeten
- swell
- tack on
- thicken
- unfold
- unfurl
- unravel
- unroll
- upsurge
- wax
- widen
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