Definition for Stretching:

• a. & n. from Stretch, v.

Synonyms for Stretching:

• adj.

  •elastic (adjective)
  • rubber.
  •expansive (adjective)
  • big,
  • thorough,
  • extensive,
  • great,
  • inclusive,
  • large,
  • ample,
  • widespread,
  • elastic,
  • expansile,
  • wide.
  •extending (adjective)
  • continuous,
  • perpetual,
  • going on,
  • endless,
  • approaching,
  • continual,
  • Spanning,
  • ranging.
  •growing (adjective)
  • budding,
  • Germinating,
  • living,
  • thriving,
  • viable,
  • Fructifying,
  • animate,
  • mushrooming,
  • crescent,
  • flourishing,
  • pullulating.
  •overlong (adjective)
  • long drawn out,
  • drawnout,
  • over long.
  •reaching (adjective)
  • joining,
  • meeting,
  • embracing,
  • touching,
  • ending at,
  • encompassing.
  •rubber (adjective)
  • stretchable,
  • rubbery,
  • stretchy.

• n.

  •act (noun)
  • stretch.
  •amplification (noun)
  • heightening,
  • strengthening,
  • addition,
  • lengthening,
  • deepening,
  • boost,
  • buildup,
  • Boosting,
  • raising,
  • Supplementing,
  • upping,
  • augmentation,
  • padding,
  • magnification,
  • development,
  • widening,
  • exaggeration.
  •elongation (noun)
  • elongation,
  • Prolonging.
  •expansion (noun)
  • crescendo,
  • spreading,
  • fattening,
  • increase,
  • increment,
  • inflation,
  • broadening,
  • burgeoning,
  • dilation,
  • engorgement,
  • swelling.
  •extension (noun)
  • adjunct,
  • addendum,
  • continuing,
  • production,
  • compass,
  • extent,
  • arm,
  • radius,
  • supplement,
  • postponement,
  • scope,
  • sweep,
  • orbit,
  • annex,
  • wing,
  • branch,
  • appendage,
  • purview,
  • drawing out,
  • delay,
  • appendix.
  •growth (noun)
  • hike,
  • multiplication,
  • up,
  • vegetation,
  • Maturing,
  • rise,
  • aggrandizement,
  • success,
  • advance,
  • crop,
  • surge,
  • unfolding,
  • flowering,
  • beefing up,
  • produce,
  • improvement,
  • sprouting,
  • waxing,
  • prosperity,
  • advancement,
  • cultivation,
  • gain,
  • proliferation.
  •protraction (noun)
  • pro-tractions,
  • pro-traction,
  • pro traction,
  • pro tractions.
  •tension (noun)
  • force,
  • rigidity,
  • stress,
  • pressure,
  • balance,
  • constriction,
  • straining,
  • stiffness.
  •tightness (noun)
  • tension.
  •wide-spreading (noun)
  • wide-spreading.

• v.

  •exaggerating (verb)
  • Aggrandizing,
  • Overvaluing,
  • Embellishing,
  • Exaggerating,
  • Hyperbolizing,
  • Overstating,
  • overrating,
  • overestimating,
  • Caricaturing,
  • Distorting,
  • overdeveloping.
  •expanding (verb)
  • developing,
  • Inflating,
  • Dilating,
  • Distending,
  • Engorging,
  • Enlarging,
  • augmenting,
  • incrementing,
  • increasing,
  • Amplifying,
  • Magnifying.
  •extending (verb)
  • Elongating.
  •stretch (verb)
  • spread out,
  • reach,
  • fill,
  • develop,
  • open,
  • bridge,
  • pad,
  • distend,
  • amplify,
  • lengthen,
  • range,
  • cover,
  • strain,
  • magnify,
  • rack,
  • tauten,
  • unroll,
  • repose,
  • branch out,
  • make taut,
  • swell,
  • inflate,
  • burst forth,
  • unfold,
  • spin out,
  • run,
  • lie out,
  • expand,
  • draw out,
  • pull,
  • spring up,
  • shoot up,
  • pyramid,
  • draw,
  • tighten,
  • make tense,
  • span,
  • recline,
  • grow,
  • overlap,
  • widen,
  • drag out,
  • pull out,
  • Prolongate,
  • crane,
  • go,
  • protract,
  • make,
  • string out,
  • prolong,
  • spread.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • pulling.

Paraphrases for Stretching:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    stretch.

• Independent

  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    Straddling, Comprising, lengthening, encompassing, Extending, Harnessing, broadening, expanding, Spanning, Enlarging, covering, scaling, utilising, widening, using, lingering, liberalising, leveraging, spreading, Prolonging, Utilizing, lying, limiting, lessening, embracing, exploiting, softening, scaling-up, vibrating, Reaping, Elaborating, dragging, moving, relaxing, flowing, drawing, seizing, tapping, easing, Employing, lasting, Intending, sprawling, Availing, going, playing, running.

• Other Related

  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    ranging.

Antonyms for Stretching:

• adj.

  • expansive
    limited, narrow.
  • growing
    shrinking, withering.
  • long
    abridged, abbreviated, short.

• n.

  • amplification
    shortening, decrease, compression, contraction, abridgement, condensation, lessening.
  • extension
    reduction, curtailment, abbreviation, abridgment.
  • growth
    failure, underdevelopment, abatement, Diminishment, stagnation.
  • tension
    slack, relaxation, limpness, looseness.
  • Other antonyms:
    meiosis, understatement, cutback, minimizing, belittlement, disparagement.

• v.

  • stretch
    compress, concentrate.

Stretching Sentence Examples:

• Here's a drink for you, said Melrose, stretching out his hand.

• Come here, she said, stretching out her arms, and Kathleen went slowly.

Hypernym for Stretching:

• n.

  • act
    pandiculation, extension, tension.

Hyponym for Stretching:

• n.

  • act
    workout, physical exercise, exercise, expansion, enlargement, exercising, physical exertion.