What is another word for ex-tend?
932 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ˈɛkstˈɛnd], [ ˈɛkstˈɛnd], [ ˈɛ_k_s_t_ˈɛ_n_d]
Extend, a verb that has diverse meanings, describes the action of making something longer, broader or more spacious. There are many synonyms for extend including stretch, elongate, increase, expand, prolong, lengthen, widen, and spread. Each of these synonyms has its own nuance and specific meaning, but all of them share the idea of making something bigger or longer in some way. Stretch refers to increasing the length or size of something by pulling it apart, while elongate connotes a more gradual and continuous process of making something longer. Expand also relates to making something bigger, but often implies a more sudden increase in size or scope.
Synonyms for Ex-tend:
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• administer- apply ,
- apportion ,
- authorize ,
- bring ,
- contribute ,
- deal ,
- deliver ,
- disburse ,
- distribute ,
- dole out ,
- execute ,
- extend ,
- furnish ,
- impose ,
- inflict ,
- issue ,
- measure out ,
- mete out ,
- offer ,
- perform ,
- portion ,
- provide ,
- regulate ,
- serve ,
- supply .
- acclaim ,
- applaud ,
- commend ,
- dignify ,
- distinguish ,
- ennoble ,
- glorify ,
- hike ,
- hike up ,
- honor ,
- hype ,
- intensify ,
- jack up ,
- jump ,
- parlay ,
- praise .
- aggregate ,
- approach ,
- approximate ,
- be equivalent to ,
- be tantamount to ,
- become ,
- check with ,
- come to ,
- correspond ,
- develop into ,
- effect ,
- grow ,
- match ,
- mean ,
- number ,
- purport ,
- reach ,
- rival ,
- sum ,
- tally ,
- total ,
- touch .
- add ,
- build up ,
- deepen ,
- elaborate ,
- exaggerate ,
- expatiate ,
- flesh out ,
- inflate ,
- pyramid ,
- raise ,
- soup up ,
- strengthen ,
- swell ,
- up .
- admit of comparison with ,
- arrive ,
- bear comparison with ,
- come near ,
- compare with ,
- equal ,
- get near ,
- measure up to ,
- rank with ,
- resemble ,
- stand comparison with .
- Perdure ,
- abide ,
- carry forward ,
- endure ,
- forge ahead ,
- get on with it ,
- hang in ,
- keep at ,
- keep on ,
- keep on truckin' ,
- keep the ball rolling ,
- keep up ,
- linger ,
- live on ,
- loiter ,
- maintain ,
- make headway ,
- move ahead ,
- never cease ,
- outlast ,
- outlive ,
- persevere ,
- persist in ,
- press on ,
- project ,
- pursue ,
- push on ,
- remain ,
- rest ,
- ride ,
- stand ,
- stay ,
- stay on ,
- stick at ,
- stick to ,
- survive ,
- sustain ,
- uphold .
- adjourn ,
- block ,
- delay ,
- detain ,
- give rain check ,
- hang fire ,
- hinder ,
- hold up ,
- impede ,
- intermit ,
- lay over ,
- obstruct ,
- postpone ,
- procrastinate ,
- prorogue ,
- put on back burner ,
- put on hold ,
- put on ice ,
- remit ,
- retard ,
- set aside ,
- shelve ,
- slow ,
- suspend ,
- table ,
- waive .
- arrange ,
- display ,
- dispose ,
- form front ,
- position ,
- put out patrol ,
- set out ,
- set up ,
- take battle stations ,
- use ,
- utilize .
- actualize ,
- beautify ,
- cultivate ,
- enrich ,
- evolve ,
- exploit ,
- finish ,
- materialize ,
- perfect ,
- polish ,
- realize ,
- refine .
- advertise ,
- bare ,
- betray ,
- boast ,
- brandish ,
- bring to view ,
- demonstrate ,
- disclose ,
- emblazon ,
- evidence ,
- evince ,
- exhibit ,
- expose ,
- feature ,
- flash ,
- flaunt ,
- flourish ,
- glaze ,
- grandstand ,
- illustrate ,
- lay bare ,
- lay out ,
- make clear ,
- make known ,
- manifest ,
- model ,
- open out ,
- parade ,
- promulgate ,
- publish ,
- represent ,
- reveal ,
- show off ,
- showcase ,
- sport ,
- trot out ,
- uncover ,
- unmask ,
- unveil ,
- vamp .
- blow up ,
- bulk ,
- diffuse ,
- embroider ,
- give details ,
- grow larger ,
- jazz up ,
- make larger ,
- slap on ,
- snowball ,
- upsurge .
- ascend ,
- climb ,
- make worse ,
- scale ,
- step up .
- Prolongate ,
- accord ,
- add to ,
- advance ,
- aggrandize ,
- allocate ,
- allot ,
- amplify ,
- augment ,
- award ,
- beef up ,
- bestow ,
- boost ,
- bring forward ,
- broaden ,
- carry on ,
- confer ,
- continue ,
- crane ,
- develop ,
- dilate ,
- donate ,
- drag one's feet ,
- drag out ,
- draw ,
- draw out ,
- elongate ,
- enhance ,
- enlarge ,
- expand ,
- fan out ,
- give ,
- go on ,
- grant ,
- heighten ,
- hold out ,
- impart ,
- increase ,
- last ,
- lengthen ,
- let out ,
- magnify ,
- mantle ,
- multiply ,
- open ,
- pad ,
- place at disposal ,
- pose ,
- present ,
- proffer ,
- prolong ,
- protract ,
- put forth ,
- put forward ,
- reach out ,
- run on ,
- spin out ,
- spread ,
- spread out ,
- stall ,
- stretch ,
- stretch out ,
- string out ,
- submit ,
- supplement ,
- take ,
- tender ,
- unfold ,
- unfurl ,
- unroll ,
- widen ,
- yield .
- abound ,
- age ,
- arise ,
- branch out ,
- breed ,
- burgeon ,
- burst forth ,
- come ,
- come to be ,
- fill out ,
- gain ,
- germinate ,
- get bigger ,
- get taller ,
- luxuriate ,
- maturate ,
- mature ,
- originate ,
- pop up ,
- propagate ,
- pullulate ,
- ripen ,
- shoot ,
- spring up ,
- sprout ,
- stem ,
- thicken ,
- thrive ,
- turn ,
- vegetate .
- elevate ,
- exalt ,
- lift ,
- make higher ,
- send up .
- abut ,
- adjoin ,
- be adjacent to ,
- be at hand ,
- be close to ,
- be contiguous to ,
- bound ,
- butt ,
- communicate ,
- conjoin ,
- fringe ,
- hem ,
- lie beside ,
- lie near ,
- lie next to ,
- line ,
- march ,
- meet ,
- neighbor ,
- open into ,
- parallel ,
- rim ,
- skirt ,
- trench on ,
- verge on .
- afford ,
- allow ,
- entrust ,
- lay on one ,
- lend-lease ,
- let ,
- loan shark ,
- oblige ,
- permit ,
- shark ,
- stake ,
- trust .
- be ,
- be beside ,
- be buried ,
- be established ,
- be even ,
- be fixed ,
- be found ,
- be interred ,
- be level ,
- be located ,
- be on ,
- be placed ,
- be seated ,
- be smooth ,
- belong ,
- beset ,
- exist ,
- have its seat in ,
- occupy ,
- prevail .
- be at service ,
- bid ,
- come forward ,
- lay at one's feet ,
- make available ,
- move ,
- ply ,
- press ,
- propound ,
- put on the market ,
- put up for sale ,
- sacrifice ,
- suggest ,
- volunteer .
- be imminent ,
- be suspended ,
- beetle ,
- cast a shadow ,
- command ,
- dangle over ,
- droop over ,
- endanger ,
- flap over ,
- impend ,
- jut ,
- loom ,
- menace ,
- overtop ,
- poke ,
- portend ,
- pouch ,
- protrude ,
- rise above ,
- stand out ,
- stick out ,
- swing over ,
- threaten ,
- tower above .
- adjust ,
- bear the cost ,
- bear the expense ,
- bequeath ,
- chip in ,
- clear ,
- come through ,
- compensate ,
- cough up ,
- defray ,
- dig up ,
- discharge ,
- foot ,
- foot the bill ,
- hand over ,
- handle ,
- kick in ,
- liquidate ,
- make payment ,
- plunk down ,
- prepay ,
- recompense ,
- recoup ,
- refund ,
- reimburse ,
- remunerate ,
- repay ,
- requite ,
- reward ,
- satisfy ,
- settle ,
- take care of .
- DO ,
- acquaint ,
- adduce ,
- allege ,
- cite ,
- declare ,
- do the honors ,
- fix up ,
- get together ,
- give an introduction ,
- imply ,
- infer ,
- intimate ,
- lay ,
- make a pitch ,
- open to view ,
- pitch ,
- recount ,
- relate ,
- roll out ,
- stage .
- be conspicuous ,
- be prominent ,
- hang over ,
- overhang ,
- pop out ,
- pout ,
- protuberate ,
- push out ,
- thrust out .
- Excurse ,
- amble ,
- bat around ,
- be all over the map ,
- branch off ,
- clamber ,
- cruise ,
- depart ,
- digress ,
- divagate ,
- drift ,
- gad ,
- gallivant ,
- get sidetracked ,
- knock about ,
- knock around ,
- meander ,
- perambulate ,
- peregrinate ,
- promenade ,
- roam ,
- rove ,
- saunter ,
- scramble ,
- snake ,
- sprangle ,
- sprawl ,
- spread-eagle ,
- straddle ,
- straggle ,
- stray ,
- stroll ,
- trail ,
- traipse ,
- twist ,
- walk ,
- wind ,
- zigzag .
- Recommence ,
- begin again ,
- brace ,
- breathe new life into ,
- bring up to date ,
- exhilarate ,
- freshen ,
- gentrify ,
- go over ,
- mend ,
- modernize ,
- overhaul ,
- reaffirm ,
- reawaken ,
- recondition ,
- recreate ,
- reestablish ,
- refit ,
- refresh ,
- regenerate ,
- rehabilitate ,
- reinvigorate ,
- rejuvenate ,
- remodel ,
- renovate ,
- reopen ,
- repair ,
- replace ,
- replenish ,
- restate ,
- restock ,
- restore ,
- resume ,
- resuscitate ,
- retread ,
- revitalize ,
- revive ,
- spruce ,
- transform .
- soar .
- Outstretch ,
- array ,
- be displayed ,
- be distributed ,
- bloat ,
- cast ,
- coat ,
- daub ,
- disperse ,
- even out ,
- flatten ,
- flow ,
- gloss ,
- level ,
- mushroom ,
- overlay ,
- paint ,
- pervade ,
- prepare ,
- radiate ,
- smear ,
- spray ,
- strew ,
- uncoil ,
- untwist ,
- unwind .
- constrict ,
- distort ,
- draw tight ,
- drive ,
- exert ,
- fatigue ,
- injure ,
- overexert ,
- overtax ,
- overwork ,
- push to the limit ,
- rack ,
- sprain ,
- task ,
- tauten ,
- tax ,
- tear ,
- tighten ,
- tire ,
- weaken ,
- wrench .
- add fuel to fire ,
- anneal ,
- bolster ,
- buttress ,
- confirm ,
- corroborate ,
- empower ,
- establish ,
- harden ,
- invigorate ,
- justify ,
- make firm ,
- renew ,
- sinew ,
- steel ,
- substantiate ,
- support ,
- temper ,
- tone ,
- tone up ,
- toughen .
- balloon ,
- be inflated ,
- become bloated ,
- become distended ,
- become swollen ,
- belly ,
- billow ,
- blister ,
- fatten ,
- intensity ,
- plump ,
- puff up ,
- round out ,
- surge ,
- tumefy ,
- uprise ,
- well up .
- Draggle ,
- bedog ,
- bring up the rear ,
- chase ,
- dally ,
- dangle ,
- dawdle ,
- dog ,
- droop ,
- drop back ,
- fall back ,
- fall behind ,
- falter ,
- flag ,
- follow a scent ,
- halt ,
- hang ,
- hang back ,
- hang down ,
- haul ,
- hunt ,
- lag ,
- nose out ,
- plod ,
- poke along ,
- shadow ,
- shag ,
- spook ,
- spoor ,
- stalk ,
- stream ,
- string along ,
- tag along ,
- tail ,
- take out after ,
- tarry ,
- tow ,
- trace ,
- track ,
- trudge .
How to use "Ex-tend" in context?
Ex-tend means "to extend beyond the original or usual time or occasion." This term can be used in a sentence to describe when something is extended beyond its original or usual duration. For example, I was planning on going to the gym for an hour today, but since it's been raining I ex-tended my workout by going for an hour and a half.
Ex-tending something usually means extending the time frame in which something is expected to happen. For example, I was expecting my phone to be fixed by four p.m., but since it wasn't fixed until six p.m.
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