What is another word for sprawl?
506 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ spɹˈɔːl], [ spɹˈɔːl], [ s_p_ɹ_ˈɔː_l]Table of Contents
Similar words for sprawl:- ripple effect (noun)
- sprawl (noun)
- stretch out (noun)
- contact (verb)
- crash (verb)
- drape (verb)
- founder (verb)
- outstretch (verb)
- ramble (verb)
- recline (verb)
- sit or lie spread out (verb)
- spread (verb)
- straddle (verb)
- trip (verb)
- wallow (verb)
- other synonyms
- recline
- straddle
Definition for Sprawl:
- To stretch the body and limbs widely and carelessly while lying; to lie with the limbs stretched out or struggling.
Synonyms for Sprawl:
n.
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- barrio,
- burbs,
- agora,
- cantonment,
- borough,
- cabbagetown,
- armpit,
- area,
- block,
- brownfield.
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- brownstone,
- colonial,
- appointed,
- carpeted,
- carbuncle,
- comfortable,
- beachfront,
- baronial,
- burned-out,
- cavernous.
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- squat.
v.
•contact (verb) •crash (verb)- pranging,
- fell headlong,
- falls prostrate,
- up sets,
- pancaking,
- plough in to,
- ploughed into,
- crashlanded,
- driving into,
- over balances,
- falling prostrate,
- crash-landed,
- over turns,
- drove into,
- driving in to,
- up-set,
- splashes down,
- falls flat,
- crash land,
- ploughing into,
- over balanced,
- crashlanding,
- drove in to,
- up-sets,
- fell prostrate,
- crashlands,
- drive in to,
- over-turning,
- washouted,
- over-balancing,
- up-setting,
- crash-lands,
- top-pled,
- washouting,
- over-balanced,
- crashland,
- crash landing,
- drave in to,
- over-balance,
- ploughs into,
- crash lands,
- falls headlong,
- crash-landing,
- drave into,
- over-turns,
- splashing down,
- falling flat,
- ploughs in to,
- over-turn,
- fell flat,
- ploughing in to,
- bite dust,
- ploughed in to,
- over turning,
- drives into,
- over-balances,
- over balance,
- gives way,
- splashed down,
- drives in to,
- crash landed,
- up setting,
- top pled,
- over balancing.
- leans over,
- dis plays,
- leaning over,
- leant over,
- enswathes,
- letted fall,
- lets fall,
- enswathing,
- dis play,
- letting fall,
- dis-plays,
- dis-playing,
- dis-played,
- dis playing,
- dis-play,
- leaned over,
- dis played.
- go bottom,
- mis carry,
- mis-fires,
- going bottom,
- goes lame,
- goes to bottom,
- fell through,
- was lost,
- mis carried,
- coming to nothing,
- come nothing,
- being lost,
- mis-carrying,
- going lame,
- coming nothing,
- goes bottom,
- broke down,
- came nothing,
- comes nothing,
- mis firing,
- falling through,
- breaks down,
- falls through,
- sub-merged,
- mis fire,
- went lame,
- brake down,
- sub merging,
- mis-carry,
- sub merges,
- comes to nothing,
- sub-merge,
- mis-fire,
- mis carries,
- came to nothing,
- sub-merges,
- sub-merging,
- were lost,
- art lost,
- went to bottom,
- mis-firing,
- mis fired,
- am lost,
- mis carrying,
- going to bottom,
- wert lost,
- mis fires,
- went bottom,
- mis-fired,
- wast lost.
- out stretching,
- out-stretch,
- out stretches,
- out stretch,
- out stretched,
- out-stretches,
- out-stretching,
- out-stretched.
- de-part,
- art over map,
- am over map,
- being over map,
- am all over the map,
- am over the map,
- being over the map,
- ex-cursed,
- gets sidetracked,
- ex tends,
- art all over the map,
- is over the map,
- de parts,
- getting sidetracked,
- de-parted,
- are all over the map,
- is all over the map,
- ex-tend,
- were over the map,
- wert over map,
- being all over the map,
- was all over map,
- excursing,
- was over the map,
- ex-tending,
- ex-cursing,
- gat sidetracked,
- wert all over the map,
- ex cursed,
- ex tended,
- be all over map,
- got sidetracked,
- ex-tended,
- wast all over the map,
- art all over map,
- wert all over map,
- de parting,
- de-parts,
- sprangles,
- are over map,
- ex curses,
- are all over map,
- were over map,
- wast over the map,
- ex-curse,
- wert over the map,
- were all over the map,
- ex tend,
- ex curse,
- be over the map,
- be over map,
- am all over map,
- de parted,
- art over the map,
- is over map,
- was all over the map,
- were all over map,
- wast all over map,
- de part,
- ex cursing,
- excursed,
- ex tending,
- are over the map,
- was over map,
- wast over map,
- ex-curses,
- gotten sidetracked,
- being all over map,
- ex-tends,
- de-parting,
- is all over map.
- multi-plied,
- un-coil,
- over-laying,
- un-furled,
- un-twists,
- re-ached,
- over lays,
- multi-plying,
- is displayed,
- un coils,
- being distributed,
- un twist,
- un-wound,
- un-coiling,
- un-rolling,
- pre pare,
- re-aching,
- un twists,
- pre-pared,
- un folds,
- am displayed,
- un rolls,
- am distributed,
- un-coils,
- un-twisting,
- pre paring,
- wast displayed,
- rolls out,
- un-rolled,
- un twisted,
- over laying,
- rolling out,
- in-crease,
- over-lay,
- un wind,
- un-furling,
- are displayed,
- over laid,
- pre pared,
- un winding,
- un folding,
- un-twisted,
- were displayed,
- in crease,
- un-winding,
- over-laid,
- un-wind,
- were distributed,
- are distributed,
- un-roll,
- pre-paring,
- un-twist,
- un coiling,
- being displayed,
- un-folding,
- re ached,
- was distributed,
- wert distributed,
- un-fold,
- in creases,
- un-winds,
- in-creased,
- in creasing,
- un twisting,
- over-lays,
- dis perse,
- multi plying,
- evening out,
- un-coiled,
- un winds,
- un rolling,
- in-creases,
- re aching,
- pre pares,
- wast distributed,
- un fold,
- un-folded,
- un furled,
- un-folds,
- dis-perse,
- un coil,
- un furling,
- un folded,
- un coiled,
- is distributed,
- evened out,
- un rolled,
- was displayed,
- un-rolls,
- wert displayed,
- pre-pare,
- un wound,
- un roll.
- be-strode,
- be striding,
- be-stridden,
- be-striding,
- be stridden,
- be-strides,
- noncommittaling,
- be strode,
- noncommittals,
- non committal,
- non-committals,
- non committals,
- noncommittaled,
- be strid,
- be strides,
- be-stride,
- be stride,
- be-strid.
- made a faux pas,
- makes a faux pas,
- goes headlong,
- falling over,
- going headlong,
- making faux pas,
- making a faux pas,
- dis-concerting,
- dis-concert,
- dis concerting,
- mis steps,
- un-settle,
- mis calculated,
- slipping on,
- went wrong,
- dis concerts,
- fell over,
- lost balance,
- slips on,
- dis concert,
- un settle,
- mis-calculates,
- lost footing,
- mis-calculating,
- mis-stepped,
- misstepped,
- makes faux pas,
- mis calculating,
- mis calculates,
- slipt up,
- slipt on,
- loses footing,
- dis-concerted,
- mis stepped,
- un-settled,
- loses balance,
- un settling,
- slipped on,
- un settled,
- misstepping,
- make faux pas,
- went headlong,
- dis concerted,
- dis-concerts,
- losing footing,
- un settles,
- un-settling,
- mis-stepping,
- made faux pas,
- losing balance,
- mis stepping.
- rolls around in,
- splashes around,
- bathes in,
- wast immersed,
- wert immersed,
- bathing in,
- gets stuck,
- bathed in,
- is immersed,
- moved around in,
- rolled around in,
- rolled about,
- was immersed,
- splashed around,
- got stuck,
- rolls about,
- rolling around in,
- art immersed,
- rolling about,
- were immersed,
- are immersed,
- gotten stuck,
- being immersed,
- gat stuck,
- am immersed,
- moving around in,
- splashing around,
- moves around in,
- getting stuck.
Other synonyms:
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- distribution,
- clutter,
- spread-out,
- radiate.
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- muddle.
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- expand.
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- travel.
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- litter.
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- sweep.
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- run.
Paraphrases for Sprawl:
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Independent
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Noun, singular or mass
spread, proliferation, extension, spillover.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
encroachment, disruption, Averaging, dispersal, disorganization.
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Noun, singular or mass
Antonyms for Sprawl:
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v.
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sit or lie spread out
stand, compress, straighten.
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sit or lie spread out
Sprawl Sentence Examples:
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We curl on their divans, we sprawl in their gutters, we sit proudly on the pedestals they put for us, we occupy their altars, and when we are alone, what happens to us?
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The situation was too serious for the indulgence of an emotional sprawl.
Homophones for Sprawl:
- sobralia, soberly, several, sky burial, spirula, spirilla, severely, severally, spur wheel, sprawly, say farewell, spherule, spiral, schiaparelli.
Hypernym for Sprawl:
v.
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contact
spread-eagle.
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contact
Hyponym for Sprawl:
v.
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motion
distribute, spread.
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motion