Synonyms for sprawling
sprawl·ing

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1. sprawl, sprawlingadjective

   an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about

   Synonyms:
   conurbation, sprawl, urban sprawl

   Antonyms:
   tidy

2. sprawling, straggling, rambling, stragglyadjective

   spreading out in different directions

   "sprawling handwriting"; "straggling branches"; "straggly hair"

   Synonyms:
   wandering(a), rambling, winding, straggly, discursive, excursive, digressive, meandering(a), straggling

   Antonyms:
   tidy

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1. lounge, ramble, slouch

   sit around;lazy

   "the boys were sprawling around in gym class"

   Submitted by anonymous on November 17, 2019  

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1. List of paraphrases for "sprawling":

   complex

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1. Mitch McConnell:

   The American people are not buying the nonsensical talk of ‘Jim Crow 2.0’ or a voting rights crisis, it’s not a ‘voting rights’ bill. It is a sprawling, sweeping takeover of our democracy.

2. Brock Silvers:

   It wasn’t a change of heart that caused Beijing to pull back its regulatory push on tech companies, it was a concession to economic reality, the goal of furthering state control over sprawling tech empires, however, wasn’t abandoned.

3. Marshall Jarrett:

   It's 116,000 people in this department. The attorney general has a sprawling job. Generally the AG is pretty remote, it seems abundantly clear that Barr has a keen interest in the Durham investigation.

4. Joan Clos:

   What is happening ... is an increase of sprawling urbanization, informality is gaining share in the growth of cities.

5. John Parker:

   Their dogged determination and skilled investigative techniques were crucial in exposing and dissecting this sprawling corruption scheme.