Antonyms for stretch
strɛtʃstretch

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1. stretch

   Antonyms:
   contract, fold, curtail, shrink, shorten

   Synonyms:
   extend, expand, elongate, draw out, spread, strain, tighten, reach

Matched Categories

1. • Change Shape
   • Corrupt
   • Duration
   • Exercise
   • Expanse
   • Extend
   • Extension
   • Grow
   • Increase
   • Lengthen
   • Lie Down
   • Motion
   • Pull
   • Racing
   • Straightaway
   • Tense

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.4 / 5 votes

1. stretchnoun

   a large and unbroken expanse or distance

   "a stretch of highway"; "a stretch of clear water"

   Antonyms:
   short, inelastic, shrink, contract

   Synonyms:
   stint, stretching, reach, stretchiness, stretchability, reaching

2. reach, reaching, stretchnoun

   the act of physically reaching or thrusting out

   Antonyms:
   short, inelastic, contract, shrink

   Synonyms:
   reach, stretchability, range, scope, arrival, reaching, stretchiness, stretching, ambit, compass, orbit, grasp, stint

3. stretchnoun

   a straightaway section of a racetrack

   Antonyms:
   short, inelastic, contract, shrink

   Synonyms:
   stint, stretching, reach, stretchiness, stretchability, reaching

4. stretch, stretchingnoun

   exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent

   Antonyms:
   inelastic, short, contract, shrink

   Synonyms:
   stint, stretching, reach, stretchiness, stretchability, reaching

5. stretchnoun

   extension to or beyond the ordinary limit

   "running at full stretch"; "by no stretch of the imagination"; "beyond any stretch of his understanding"

   Antonyms:
   inelastic, short, shrink, contract

   Synonyms:
   stint, stretching, reach, stretchiness, stretchability, reaching

6. stretch, stintnoun

   an unbroken period of time during which you do something

   "there were stretches of boredom"; "he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary"

   Antonyms:
   inelastic, short, shrink, contract

   Synonyms:
   stretching, stretchability, stint, stretchiness, reaching, reach, least sandpiper

7. stretch, stretchiness, stretchabilityadjective

   the capacity for being stretched

   Antonyms:
   short, inelastic, contract, shrink

   Synonyms:
   stint, stretching, reach, stretchiness, stretchability, reaching

8. stretch(a)adjective

   having an elongated seating area

   "a stretch limousine"

   Antonyms:
   inelastic, short, contract, shrink

9. stretchverb

   easily stretched

   "stretch hosiery"

   Antonyms:
   short, inelastic, contract, shrink

   Synonyms:
   stretch(a)

10. stretch, stretch alongverb

    occupy a large, elongated area

    "The park stretched beneath the train line"

    Antonyms:
    short, inelastic, shrink, contract

    Synonyms:
    debase, stretch out, extend, stretch along, adulterate, dilute, elongate, load, unfold

11. stretch, extendverb

    extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body

    "Stretch your legs!"; "Extend your right arm above your head"

    Antonyms:
    inelastic, short, contract, shrink

    Synonyms:
    go, unfold, run, hold out, elongate, adulterate, stretch along, draw out, gallop, reach out, broaden, strain, dilute, debase, stretch out, put out, offer, extend, cover, widen, expand, load, lead, poke out, carry, pass, exsert, protract, stretch forth, continue, prolong

12. unfold, stretch, stretch out, extendverb

    extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length

    "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna"

    Antonyms:
    inelastic, short, shrink, contract

    Synonyms:
    gallop, crane, blossom, widen, run, lead, continue, debase, load, poke out, extend, blossom forth, protract, stretch out, draw out, offer, put out, carry, spread out, open, go, stretch forth, pass, adulterate, dilute, reach out, unfold, exsert, stretch along, spread, expand, cover, prolong, strain, hold out, blossom out, elongate, broaden

13. stretchverb

    become longer by being stretched and pulled

    "The fabric stretches"

    Antonyms:
    short, inelastic, shrink, contract

    Synonyms:
    debase, stretch out, extend, stretch along, adulterate, dilute, elongate, load, unfold

14. elongate, stretchverb

    make long or longer by pulling and stretching

    "stretch the fabric"

    Antonyms:
    short, inelastic, contract, shrink

    Synonyms:
    debase, stretch out, extend, stretch along, adulterate, dilute, elongate, load, unfold

15. stretch, stretch outverb

    lie down comfortably

    "To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass"

    Antonyms:
    inelastic, short, shrink, contract

    Synonyms:
    hold out, debase, stretch out, put out, extend, stretch along, adulterate, dilute, elongate, crane, exsert, stretch forth, load, unfold

16. stretchverb

    pull in opposite directions

    "During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack"

    Antonyms:
    short, inelastic, contract, shrink

    Synonyms:
    debase, stretch out, extend, stretch along, adulterate, dilute, elongate, load, unfold

17. stretchverb

    extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly

    "Stretch the limits"; "stretch my patience"; "stretch the imagination"

    Antonyms:
    inelastic, short, contract, shrink

    Synonyms:
    debase, stretch out, extend, stretch along, adulterate, dilute, elongate, load, unfold

18. load, adulterate, stretch, dilute, debaseverb

    corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones

    "adulterate liquor"

    Antonyms:
    short, inelastic, contract, shrink

    Synonyms:
    lade, unfold, pervert, elongate, adulterate, demoralise, deprave, stretch along, debauch, thin, vitiate, reduce, dilute, cut, thin out, stretch out, misdirect, load up, extend, debase, laden, charge, load, corrupt, profane, demoralize, subvert, alloy

19. extend, stretchverb

    increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance

    "stretch the soup by adding some more cream"; "extend the casserole with a little rice"

    Antonyms:
    inelastic, short, shrink, contract

    Synonyms:
    go, unfold, exsert, hold out, elongate, strain, stretch along, cover, dilute, reach out, broaden, draw out, gallop, debase, stretch out, put out, offer, extend, run, widen, expand, load, lead, poke out, carry, pass, protract, stretch forth, continue, adulterate, prolong

20. stretch, stretch outverb

    extend one's body or limbs

    "Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours"

    Antonyms:
    short, inelastic, contract, shrink

    Synonyms:
    hold out, debase, stretch out, put out, extend, stretch along, adulterate, dilute, elongate, crane, exsert, stretch forth, load, unfold

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1. stretchverb

   Synonyms:
   extend, elongate, lengthen, spread, overstate, exaggerate, distend

How to use stretch in a sentence?

1. Closer Weeklyin:

   Ive really been trying in the last year that 50 percent of the foods I eat are vegetables, its not easy but Im trying and I think it really makes a difference actually. Elizabeth Hurley SIZZLES IN HOT PINK BIKINI Staying active Back in 2017, Elizabeth Hurley toldThe Cutshe tries to break a sweat as much as possible. I dont do any regulated exercise, but Im very active, Elizabeth Hurley told the outlet at the time. On the weekends, I go for long hikes with my dogs. I try and stretch every day.

2. The Hawks:

   I think we're playing our best basketball right now, you look at a period of 10 games, 15 games, you can get a good grasp of where we're at as a team. These last 15 or so games has probably been our best stretch of the season. We feel good about where we're at.

3. Carsten Nickel:

   Germany has overcome much bigger problems before, but it did so by not shying away from, at times, radical change. That, in turn, requires agency and political leadership. Schroeder ultimately lost his job over his economic reforms. It would probably be a stretch to claim that a comparable willingness for bold political leadership exists in Merkel's Berlin today.

4. Brooklyn Nets:

   Kyrie Irving has his own belief so I respect that. But we have to make a team decision. This isn't a decision about him. This is a decision about where we go as a team, and it's just not tenable for us to have a team with a player that comes in and out, no home games, only away games. What do you do in practice then ? This week we have a whole stretch of six home games, so we won't have Kyrie Irving.

5. Brian Mandelbaum:

   It will be longer, and might even stretch past the start of school, which is unusual, shoppers will wait for prices to come down and get what they hope are better deals.

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