 Synonyms and Antonyms of expand 
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1. (verb) expand, spread out
extend in one or more directions
Synonyms: elaborate, unfold, expound, spread, exposit, flourish, spread out, amplify, dissipate, lucubrate, blow up, scatter, thrive, fan out, string out, extend, inflate, expatiate, expand, splay, open, flesh out, dilate, disperse, rotate, boom, enlarge, turn out, diffuse
Antonyms: contract, abbreviate, shorten, reduce, foreshorten, abridge, cut, shrink
2. (verb) expand
become larger in size or volume or quantity
Synonyms: extend, exposit, enlarge, inflate, amplify, expatiate, dilate, thrive, flesh out, elaborate, boom, lucubrate, blow up, expound, spread out, flourish
Antonyms: shorten, contract, foreshorten, shrink, abbreviate, cut, reduce, abridge
3. (verb) expand
make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity
Synonyms: extend, exposit, enlarge, inflate, amplify, expatiate, dilate, thrive, flesh out, elaborate, boom, lucubrate, blow up, expound, spread out, flourish
Antonyms: abridge, shrink, reduce, foreshorten, cut, abbreviate, shorten, contract
4. (verb) boom, thrive, flourish, expand
grow vigorously
Synonyms: elaborate, wave, fly high, expound, exposit, flourish, spread out, blast, amplify, lucubrate, blow up, thrive, din, extend, inflate, expatiate, nail, brandish, flesh out, dilate, thunder, boom, enlarge, prosper, expand, boom out, smash
Antonyms: abbreviate, contract, shrink, foreshorten, cut, reduce, abridge, shorten
5. (verb) inflate, blow up, expand, amplify
exaggerate or make bigger
Synonyms: balloon, go ballistic, lucubrate, expatiate, puff out, exposit, detonate, have kittens, flip one's wig, embroider, puff up, expound, flesh out, inflate, puff, hit the roof, explode, throw a fit, boom, extend, combust, spread out, flip one's lid, magnify, dilate, amplify, pad, embellish, lard, fly off the handle, set off, lose one's temper, overstate, enlarge, billow, blow a fuse, hit the ceiling, blow up, flourish, exaggerate, aggrandise, have a fit, dramatise, elaborate, thrive, expand, aggrandize, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise, dramatize, blow one's stack
Antonyms: contract, abbreviate, cut, foreshorten, shrink, abridge, reduce, shorten
6. (verb) elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate
add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
Synonyms: work out, refine, fat, expound, fatten, exposit, dilate, fill out, spread out, extend, amplify, blow up, rarify, lucubrate, set forth, fatten up, thrive, elaborate, magnify, plump, expatiate, inflate, expand, fatten out, flesh out, complicate, plump out, boom, enlarge, flourish, distend, round
Antonyms: shorten, shrink, abridge, contract, abbreviate, cut, reduce, foreshorten
7. (verb) extend, expand
expand the influence of
Synonyms: lucubrate, expatiate, gallop, exposit, widen, run, lead, continue, expound, flesh out, inflate, elaborate, poke out, boom, extend, stretch out, draw out, offer, put out, dilate, carry, spread out, go, stretch, protract, stretch forth, pass, enlarge, blow up, reach out, unfold, exsert, thrive, expand, flourish, cover, prolong, strain, hold out, amplify, broaden
Antonyms: contract, foreshorten, abbreviate, shrink, reduce, cut, shorten, abridge
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