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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'expand' Princeton's WordNet
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
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'expand' English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. expand
Amplify is now rarely used in the sense of increase, to add material substance, bulk, volume, or the like; it is now almost wholly applied to discourse or writing, signifying to make fuller in st Synonyms: amplify , augment , dilate , expand , extend , unfold , develop , enlarge , expatiate , increase , widen Antonyms: abbreviate , amputate , condense , cut down , reduce , summarize , abridge , "boil down , " curtail , epitomize , retrench , sum up
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