Synonyms for extend
ɪkˈstɛndex·tend

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1. extend

   To add is to increase by adjoining or uniting: in distinction from multiply, which is to increase by repeating. To augment a thing is to increase it by any means, but this word is seldom used directly of material objects; we do not augment a house, a farm, a nation, etc. We may enlarge a house, a farm, or an empire, extend influence or dominion, augment riches, power or influence, attach or annex a building to one that it adjoins or papers to the document they refer to, annex a clause or a codicil, affix a seal or a signature, annex a territory, attach a condition to a promise. A speaker may amplify a discourse by a fuller treatment throughout than was originally planned, or he may append or subjoin certain remarks without change of what has gone before. We cast up or sum up an account, though add up and make up are now more usual expressions.

   Synonyms:
   add, adjoin, affix, amplify, annex, append, attach, augment, cast up, enlarge, increase, join on, make up, subjoin, sum up

   Antonyms:
   abstract, deduct, diminish, dissever, lessen, reduce, remove, subtract, withdraw

   Preposition:
   Other items are to be added to the account.

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1. extend

   Synonyms:
   prolong, stretch, expand, enlarge, increase, augment, reach, spread, amplify, avail, apply

   Antonyms:
   curtail, contract, restrict, narrow, limit, recur, return, miss, fail

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1. widen, broaden, extendverb

   extend in scope or range or area

   "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard"

   Synonyms:
   go, unfold, exsert, hold out, branch out, strain, cover, diversify, broaden, draw out, let out, gallop, stretch, stretch out, put out, offer, run, widen, expand, lead, poke out, carry, pass, protract, stretch forth, continue, reach out, prolong

2. run, go, pass, lead, extendverb

   stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point

   "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets"

   Synonyms:
   pop off, last, drop dead, melt, lead, play, lean, eliminate, live, blend in, plump, take place, start, survive, fall out, decease, work, run low, conduct, take, carry, protract, buy the farm, spend, fleet, melt down, go across, result, stretch out, broaden, proceed, turn tail, endure, overtake, fit, evanesce, get going, gallop, slip by, course, hap, expire, direct, snuff it, make pass, communicate, black market, feed, depart, head for the hills, fall, draw, flow, widen, pass away, hightail it, croak, run away, fade, scat, head, glide by, escape, continue, happen, unravel, contribute, poke out, expand, egest, ply, come about, kick the bucket, draw out, range, go by, chair, make it, campaign, blow over, transcend, authorize, track down, belong, give way, offer, function, pass off, cover, consort, exceed, stretch, give-up the ghost, conk, surpass, exsert, get, cash in one's chips, break, hold up, exit, overstep, run for, incline, die hard, pass on, hand, conk out, break down, devolve, travel, bunk, blend, race, top, moderate, move, lam, go on, sound, reach, persist, slide by, operate, fail, elapse, hunt, strain, legislate, choke, locomote, authorise, tend, sink, occur, run short, bleed, conduce, scarper, go along, execute, put across, take to the woods, go past, unfold, pass along, live on, lapse, go bad, run, hunt down, slip away, clear, guide, reach out, die, turn over, be given, go, overhaul, become, return, rifle, perish, travel by, precede, fly the coop, hold out, give, pass, ladder, prolong, break away, go through, prevail, pass by, give out, stretch forth, put out, excrete, leave, go away

3. cover, continue, extendverb

   span an interval of distance, space or time

   "The war extended over five years"; "The period covered the turn of the century"; "My land extends over the hills on the horizon"; "This farm covers some 200 acres"; "The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles"

   Synonyms:
   brood, get over, stay on, embrace, retain, unfold, stretch out, plow, wrap up, enshroud, compensate, breed, widen, cover, encompass, run, overlay, protract, remain, continue, poke out, draw out, persist in, treat, hatch, incubate, go along, report, track, lead, cut across, hold out, keep, cut through, deal, offer, uphold, shroud, proceed, go forward, carry, underwrite, overcompensate, go, address, go on, spread over, hide, gallop, stretch, stretch forth, pass, traverse, pass over, reach out, bear on, comprehend, exsert, stay, handle, expand, keep on, preserve, cross, prolong, strain, get across, carry on, put out, cover up, insure, broaden

4. extend, offerverb

   make available; provide

   "extend a loan"; "The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages"

   Synonyms:
   pop the question, tender, bid, volunteer, widen, declare oneself, run, lead, continue, put up, propose, poke out, unfold, stretch out, draw out, offer, put out, carry, go, stretch, protract, stretch forth, pass, provide, reach out, proffer, exsert, gallop, expand, cover, prolong, strain, hold out, broaden, offer up

5. exsert, stretch out, put out, extend, hold out, stretch forthverb

   thrust or extend out

   "He held out his hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting"

   Synonyms:
   withstand, bother, crane, bring out, anaesthetise, widen, douse, release, run, put under, hold up, lead, continue, live, poke out, anaesthetize, publish, stand firm, protract, anesthetize, stretch out, draw out, offer, put out, cover, last, incommode, carry, disoblige, go, trouble, discommode, stretch, stretch forth, pass, resist, reach out, retire, unfold, exsert, smother, gallop, live on, expand, endure, anesthetise, issue, prolong, strain, wear, hold out, survive, inconvenience, broaden

6. extend, poke out, reach outverb

   reach outward in space

   "The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk"

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

7. offer, extendverb

   offer verbally

   "extend my greetings"; "He offered his sympathy"

   Synonyms:
   pop the question, tender, bid, volunteer, hold out, declare oneself, run, lead, continue, put up, propose, poke out, unfold, stretch out, draw out, offer, put out, carry, go, stretch, protract, stretch forth, pass, provide, reach out, proffer, exsert, gallop, expand, widen, cover, prolong, strain, broaden, offer up

8. stretch, extendverb

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

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

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

9. extend, 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, 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

10. prolong, protract, extend, draw outverb

    lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer

    "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight"

    Synonyms:
    evoke, widen, run, lead, continue, aspirate, elicit, poke out, suck out, stretch out, draw out, offer, put out, take out, educe, carry, pull out, go, stretch, protract, stretch forth, pass, keep up, reach out, pull up, unfold, exsert, gallop, expand, cover, prolong, strain, extract, sustain, hold out, pull, broaden

11. 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"

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

12. gallop, extendverb

    cause to move at full gallop

    "Did you gallop the horse just now?"

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

13. extendverb

    open or straighten out; unbend

    "Can we extend the legs of this dining table?"

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

14. strain, extendverb

    use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity

    "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"; "Don't strain your mind too much"

    Synonyms:
    strive, deform, try, widen, run, filter out, lead, continue, sift, reach, sieve, poke out, protract, stretch out, draw out, offer, put out, carry, go, separate out, strain, stretch, stretch forth, pass, filter, reach out, distort, unfold, exsert, filtrate, gallop, expand, cover, prolong, tense, stress, tense up, hold out, broaden, puree

15. extendverb

    prolong the time allowed for payment of

    "extend the loan"

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

16. carry, extendverb

    continue or extend

    "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"

    Synonyms:
    persuade, express, comport, dribble, pack, have a bun in the oven, impart, behave, run, sway, lead, continue, take, expect, poke out, gallop, deport, protract, stretch out, draw out, offer, put out, widen, channel, carry, transport, go, stock, hold, stretch, stretch forth, pass, hold out, reach out, acquit, unfold, exsert, convey, post, expand, conduct, transmit, contain, cover, gestate, prolong, strain, stockpile, broaden, bear

17. 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"

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

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1. • Change
   • Continue
   • Give
   • Increase
   • Prolong
   • Provide
   • Ride
   • Riding
   • Straighten
   • Tense
   • Use

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1. make bigger

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1. extendverb

   Synonyms:
   stretch out, reach out, reach forth

2. extendverb

   Synonyms:
   prolong, continue, lengthen out, protract

3. extendverb

   Synonyms:
   expand, dilate, enlarge, widen, augment, increase, fill out

4. extendverb

   Synonyms:
   diffuse, spread abroad

5. extendverb

   Synonyms:
   offer, yield, give, impart

6. extendverb

   Synonyms:
   stretch, reach, spread

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1. extendverb

   Synonyms:
   lengthen, prolong, protract, jut, project, enlarge

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1. List of paraphrases for "extend":

   expand, prolong, broaden, extension, extending, extender, widen, enlarge, expanding, renew, extended, express, lengthen, extends, enlargement, spread, prolonging, broadening, increase, expansion, provide, prorogue, expanded, stretch

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How to use extend in a sentence?

1. John Sherman:

   People are willing to extend credit, even if it's at slightly higher yields or wider spreads, to good companies.

2. Nik Nanos:

   Canada is effectively on a war footing against the coronavirus, convening Parliament is likely intended to extend that narrative of a popular front to include all the federal political parties.

3. Omare Lamrani:

   It’s a very old plane, but definitely one of the most capable, air Force has been moving toward multi-mission aircraft, but when Air Force comes to this particular mission this plane is unrivaled in Air Force ability. There is no weapon in our arsenal that offers more effective close-air support to American ground troops serving in harms way than the A-10 aircraft, - Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. First designated for retirement in 2011, a planning document the Air Force published in mid-February reveals that 2022 is the flying branch's newest deadline for the last A-10 flight. The extension was announced by Secretary of Defense Ash Carter during a preview of the Pentagon’s budget at the Economic Club of Washington, D.C. according to the Arizona Daily Star. The venerable plane, first built for destroying Soviet tanks, has been on the chopping block since the sequester of 2011 mandated steep cuts in the Pentagon budget. Although the planes haven't been built in more than 30 years, the Department of Defense believes it can save maintenance costs by phasing them out. Air Force brass believes newer, faster aircraft like the F-16, F-15E, and, eventually, Lockheed Martin’s F-35 can do a better job of the Warthog’s mission of providing close air support to soldiers on the ground. But the Pentagon disagrees and has pushed back, leading to Air Force brass to extend the end date for a phase out. The plane has survived year-to-year, with powerful lawmakers such as Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain, R-Ariz., fighting to keep it alive.

4. Rick Gorka:

   We have the opportunity because of our fundraising and infrastructure to not only defend the states we carried in 2016, but to extend the map in 2020.

5. Empire Kosher:

   We are shocked and saddened to have just learned there may have been a death potentially related to a Salmonella outbreak and we extend our sympathies to anyone affected.