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Synonyms for expand
ɪkˈspændex·pand
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Wiktionary
expandverb
To increase the extent, number, volume or scope of (something).
Synonyms:
enlargeAntonyms:
contractexpandverb
To (be) change(d) from a smaller form/size to a larger one.
Synonyms:
spread, spread out, unfoldAntonyms:
contractexpandverb
To speak or write at length or in detail.
He's so pedantic, he expands on everything!
Synonyms:
elaborateexpandverb
The expression expands to .
Antonyms:
factor
English Synonyms and Antonyms
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 statement, whether with or without adding matter of importance, as by stating fully what was before only implied, or by adding illustrations to make the meaning more readily apprehended, etc. The chief difficulty of very young writers is to amplify, to get beyond the bare curt statement by developing, expanding, unfolding the thought. The chief difficulty of those who have more material and experience is to condense sufficiently. So, in the early days of our literature amplify was used in the favorable sense; but at present this word and most kindred words are coming to share the derogatory meaning that has long attached to expatiate. We may develop a thought, expand an illustration, extend a discussion, expatiate on a hobby, dilate on something joyous or sad, enlarge a volume, unfold a scheme, widen the range of treatment.
Synonyms:
amplify, augment, develop, dilate, enlarge, expatiate, extend, increase, unfold, widenAntonyms:
abbreviate, abridge, amputate, boil down, condense, curtail, cut down, epitomize, reduce, retrench, sum up, summarizePreposition:
To amplify on or upon the subject is needless. Amplify this matter by illustrations.
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Princeton's WordNet
expand, spread outverb
extend in one or more directions
"The dough expands"
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elaborate, unfold, expound, spread, exposit, flourish, spread out, amplify, dissipate, lucubrate, blow up, scatter, thrive, fan out, string out, extend, inflate, expatiate, splay, open, flesh out, dilate, disperse, rotate, boom, enlarge, turn out, diffuseAntonyms:
contract, abbreviate, shorten, reduce, foreshorten, abridge, cut, shrinkexpandverb
become larger in size or volume or quantity
"his business expanded rapidly"
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extend, exposit, enlarge, inflate, amplify, expatiate, dilate, thrive, flesh out, elaborate, boom, lucubrate, blow up, expound, spread out, flourishAntonyms:
shorten, contract, foreshorten, shrink, abbreviate, cut, reduce, abridgeexpandverb
make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity
"expand the house by adding another wing"
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extend, exposit, enlarge, inflate, amplify, expatiate, dilate, thrive, flesh out, elaborate, boom, lucubrate, blow up, expound, spread out, flourishAntonyms:
abridge, shrink, reduce, foreshorten, cut, abbreviate, shorten, contractboom, thrive, flourish, expandverb
grow vigorously
"The deer population in this town is thriving"; "business is booming"
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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, boom out, smashAntonyms:
abbreviate, contract, shrink, foreshorten, cut, reduce, abridge, shorteninflate, blow up, expand, amplifyverb
exaggerate or make bigger
"The charges were inflated"
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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, aggrandize, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise, dramatize, blow one's stackAntonyms:
contract, abbreviate, cut, foreshorten, shrink, abridge, reduce, shortenelaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilateverb
add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
"She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"
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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, fatten out, flesh out, complicate, plump out, boom, enlarge, flourish, distend, roundAntonyms:
shorten, shrink, abridge, contract, abbreviate, cut, reduce, foreshortenextend, expandverb
expand the influence of
"The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent"
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, flourish, cover, prolong, strain, hold out, amplify, broadenAntonyms:
contract, foreshorten, abbreviate, shrink, reduce, cut, shorten, abridge
Editors Contribution
make bigger
make grow
to make grow
she helped expand the hope in people's hearts through her kindness.
Submitted by acronimous on April 4, 2017make larger
to increase in size or volume
"the balloon expanded when she blew it up.
Submitted by rinat on August 15, 2019unfurling
make or become spread out from a rolled or folded state, especially in order to be open to the wind.
"the fisherman was unfurling a sail"
Submitted by zinfandelblu on January 18, 2024
Dictionary of English Synonymes
expandverb
expandverb
expandverb
expandverb
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open, be unfolded, be spread outexpandverb
Synonyms:
dilate, be distended, increase in bulk
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How to use expand in a sentence?
There is no exact date at this time, we expect to keep the same type of adult content as previously. The digital publication will have all of the same great content our print publication offers but will expand with video, interactive products and current news that’s relevant to our readers and fans.
We're looking to expand [ Coca-Cola's ] access to the energy category, and we think Diet Coke can do that.
We will need to redouble efforts to expand economic opportunity for those communities that have been too long marginalized.
This limits Erdogan's ability to try to cut deals of any sort on the Kurds, he doesn't want to see the Kurds expand their territory. He doesn't want the US to be a permanent supporter of the Kurds and thinks the Americans are naive to work with them.
The wolf population continues to grow and expand, and for the first time we’ve had wolf reproduction in southern Oregon, and we had eight breeding pairs last year. We also documented six new pairs of wolves, and 26 pups.
Translations for expand
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- излагам подробно, разширявам, развивам, увеличавам се, разширявам сеBulgarian
- expandierenGerman
- ampliarSpanish
- sieventää, tarkentaa, laajentaa, laajentua, täsmentää, laventaaFinnish
- élaborer, agrandirFrench
- פיתחHebrew
- tautorotoroMāori
- ontbinden in factoren, uitdijen, vermeerderen, zich uitbreiden, uitplooien, uitbreiden, toenemen, uitwerken, opentrekken, uitzetten, elaboreren, openzetten, vergroten, factoriserenDutch
- utdype, bli større, greie ut (om), ekspandere, faktorisere, vokse, utvideNorwegian
- expanda, factoriza, mări, creșteRomanian
- расширять, раскрываться, растягивать, раскрывать скобки, становиться общительнее, расширяться, делаться откровеннее, растягиватьсяRussian
- växa, faktorisera, utveckla, vidga, utvidga, expandera, utbreda, öppnaSwedish
- விரிவாக்குTamil
- విస్తరించండిTelugu
- розширюватисяUkrainian
- 擴大Chinese
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