Antonyms for SPAN
spænspan

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1. • Distance
   • Duration
   • Linear Unit
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1. spannoun

   the complete duration of something

   "the job was finished in the span of an hour"

   Synonyms:
   brace, twosome, pair, straddle, couplet, distich, duad, duet, couple, dyad, bridge, yoke, duo, twain

2. spannoun

   the distance or interval between two points

   Synonyms:
   brace, twosome, pair, straddle, couplet, distich, duad, duet, couple, dyad, bridge, yoke, duo, twain

3. couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duadnoun

   two items of the same kind

   Synonyms:
   pas de deux, duad, bitstock, bracing, orthodontic braces, coupling, bridge, yoke, pair, gallus, duet, dyad, twosome, couplet, match, mates, suspender, braces, straddle, brace, twain, duette, couple, span, duo, distich

4. spannoun

   a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches)

   Synonyms:
   brace, twosome, pair, straddle, couplet, distich, duad, duet, couple, dyad, bridge, yoke, duo, twain

5. bridge, spannoun

   a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

   Synonyms:
   duad, pair, bridgework, yoke, nosepiece, duet, dyad, twosome, couplet, bridge, straddle, brace, twain, couple, span, bridge circuit, duo, distich, bridge deck

6. straddle, spanverb

   the act of sitting or standing astride

   Synonyms:
   brace, span, twosome, pair, straddle, couplet, distich, duad, duet, couple, dyad, bridge, yoke, duo, twain

7. cross, traverse, span, sweepverb

   to cover or extend over an area or time period

   "Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres"; "The novel spans three centuries"

   Synonyms:
   sail, cut through, get over, scotch, swing out, frustrate, spoil, cut across, foil, drag, sweep up, span, hybridize, brush, thwart, tangle, crossbreed, baffle, sweep, intersect, traverse, broom, pass over, swing, drag in, cover, cross, hybridise, get across, deny, embroil, bilk, track, interbreed

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1. spannoun

   Synonyms:
   nine inches, team, yoke, pair

How to use SPAN in a sentence?

1. Lawrence Yun:

   Falling housing affordability continues to take a toll on potential homebuyers, both mortgage rates and home prices have risen too sharply in a short span of time.

2. United States:

   In Africa, ISIS-linked groups are on the rise. ISIS branches and networks now span the African continent from east to west and north to south. They've increased the lethality of their attacks, they've expanded into new areas, and they've repeatedly targeted United States interests, in South Asia, ISIS networks and ISIS-inspired terrorists are increasingly active.

3. Ted Cruz:

   Every single one of us behaves dramatically differently when the C-SPAN cameras are on. When the cameras are off and we’re in a classified briefing, suddenly people have their jackets off, they actually have conversations.

4. Alliance CEO Tory Bruno:

   We feel the weight of responsibility of this mission – this is Dr. Parker’s life’s work and it has culminated in this single mission, this rocket, in the span of just a few minutes, less than an hour, will send the spacecraft on its mission out to the Sun to literally fly through the corona – an absolutely amazing technological feat. WEIRD SOLAR SCIENCE : HOW NASA'S PARKER PROBE WILL DIVE THROUGH THE SUN'S ATMOSPHERE.

5. Cicero:

   Our span of life is brief, but is long enough for us to live well and honestly.

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