Synonyms of extended

Verb


1. widen, broaden, extend, increase

usage: 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"

2. run, go, pass, lead, extend, be

usage: 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"

3. cover, continue, extend, be

usage: 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"

4. extend, offer, supply, provide, render, furnish

usage: make available; provide; "extend a loan"; "The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages"

5. exsert, stretch out, put out, extend, hold out, stretch forth, gesticulate, gesture, motion

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

6. extend, poke out, reach out, be

usage: reach outward in space; "The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk"

7. offer, extend, give, pay

usage: offer verbally; "extend my greetings"; "He offered his sympathy"

8. stretch, extend, tense, strain, tense up

usage: extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body; "Stretch your legs!"; "Extend your right arm above your head"

9. extend, expand, change, alter, modify

usage: expand the influence of; "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent"

10. prolong, protract, extend, draw out, lengthen

usage: 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"

11. unfold, stretch, stretch out, extend, change shape, change form, deform

usage: extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna"

12. gallop, extend, ride, sit

usage: cause to move at full gallop; "Did you gallop the horse just now?"

13. extend, straighten, straighten out

usage: open or straighten out; unbend; "Can we extend the legs of this dining table?"

14. strain, extend, use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ

usage: 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"

15. extend, prolong, protract, extend, draw out

usage: prolong the time allowed for payment of; "extend the loan"

16. carry, extend, continue

usage: continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"

17. extend, stretch, increase

usage: 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"

Adjective


1. drawn-out, extended, lengthy, prolonged, protracted, long (vs. short)

usage: relatively long in duration; tediously protracted; "a drawn-out argument"; "an extended discussion"; "a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law"; "a prolonged and bitter struggle"; "protracted negotiations"

2. extended (vs. unextended), outspread, spread, outstretched, sprawly, spread-eagle, stretched

usage: fully extended or stretched forth; "an extended telescope"; "his extended legs reached almost across the small room"; "refused to accept the extended hand"

3. elongated, extended, lengthened, prolonged, long (vs. short)

usage: drawn out or made longer spatially; "Picasso's elongated Don Quixote"; "lengthened skirts are fashionable this year"; "the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes"; "a prolonged black line across the page"

4. extended, figurative (vs. literal), nonliteral

usage: beyond the literal or primary sense; "`hot off the press' shows an extended sense of `hot'"

5. extensive, extended, large (vs. small), big (vs. little)

usage: large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity; "an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England"; "extended farm lands"; "surgeons with extended experience"; "they suffered extensive damage"

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Definition and meaning of extended (Dictionary)