Synonyms for outstretched
out·stretched

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1. outstretchedadjective

   fully extended especially in length

   "a kitten with one paw outstretched"

   Antonyms:
   unextended

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1. Tony Blair:

   The party is walking eyes shut, arms outstretched over the cliff’s edge to the jagged rocks below.

2. Guillermo Lasso:

   Ecuadorians who seek dialogue will find a government with an outstretched hand, those who seek chaos, violence and terrorism will face the full force of the law.

3. Aleksandar Vucic:

   I’m sorry some did not recognize my sincere desire to build friendship between Serbs and Bosniaks, my hand remains outstretched to the Bosniak people.

4. Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades:

   We have our hand outstretched, not for them to abuse it, but for them to accept it.

5. Emily Post:

   Our advice to them is to get comfortable with letting people know, because I think the rude thing to do would be to stand there and act like you are ignoring an outstretched hand, if the outstretched hand comes to you and you do not want to shake hands, you want to acknowledge that by saying, 'I actually don't shake hands' or 'I am sorry that I don't shake hands, but I am so pleased to meet you.'.