What does "widened" mean?

simple past and past participle of widen

What is a synonym for "widened"?

Common synonyms include: accelerated, aggrandized, ampliate, amplified, augmented, beefed up.

Widened

verb

verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

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Verb

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simple past and past participle of widen form-of, participle, past

Synonyms

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accelerated aggrandized ampliate amplified augmented beefed up

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"As he looked through the store window, Dima's eyes widened as they fell upon a gorgeous black suit, and then widened even more when he noticed the 3,000,000.99 BYR price tag."

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