/ Thesaurus / F Synonyms of fanned Find synonyms for: Verb1. fan, strike outusage: strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)2. fan, intensify, compound, heighten, deepenusage: make (an emotion) fiercer; "fan hatred"3. fan, shake, agitateusage: agitate the air4. winnow, fan, sift, sieve, strainusage: separate the chaff from by using air currents; "She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field"Adjective1. fanned, spread-out(prenominal), distributed (vs. concentrated)usage: especially spread in a fan shape; "the peacock's fanned tail"; "the spread-out cards"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: dormant Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language