Extend

/ɛkˈstɛnd/

Synonyms for "extend" (509 found)

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Closest matches (102)

Verb(19 words)

expand stretch widen broaden lengthen offer prolong aggrandizes appendbroaden scopebroadened broadensbuild on prior workcarry continuecontinue the feudcontinued cover dilates

abide accordadd toadjourn administer advance afford aggrandize allocate allot allow ample amplifyarch overattain aught augment award balloonbe lengthy

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be prolongedbeef upbelong bestowbestow onbestraddle bestride bide bloatblow upboost branchbranch outbridge broaden buildbuild upbulkbulk outcarrycarry oncarry outcarry tochattercome tocommunicate compound confer continuecontinue to becover crane crescendo dawdle dealdeal in generalitiesdeal outdeependefeat timedeferdefy timedelay deploy develop diffuse dilate disentangledish outdispense disperse

Noun(11 words)

accreting shoreamplifying backstretchesbranch of logicbranch of sciencebranches broadening cantilever cantileverscomponent upgradecontinue art education

Adjective(2 words)

agonizing cantilevered

Strong matches (153)

distend doledole outdonatedrag ondrag outdrawdraw outdwelldwell onecumenicize elongate encompass endure enlarge environ exalt exist expandextend out

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extend overextend tofanfan outfattenfill outflare flattenfork outgather generalizeget togiftgift withgivegive freelygive outglobalize gogo ongo outgo togrant greatenhand outhang firehang overhang upheap heightenhelp tohikehike upholdhold forthhold offhold onhold outhold overhold uphuff imbricate impart increase inflate issuejack upjump upjut keepkeep alivekeep goingkeep onkeep uplaplap overlastlast longlast outlavishlay asidelay bylay overlead tolengthenlengthen outlet havelet outlielie overlinger onlivelive onlive through

Verb(34 words)

draw outeke eked ekes eking elasticizeelongate filamentelongated elongates elongating emanates enlarge enlarges expanded expands exsert extrapolate extrapolated extrapolates extrude

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extruded extrudes furthered gallop generalise generalizes go granthold outincrease jutted lead lengthened lengthens

Adjective(4 words)

enhancedextended reach thrustgeneralized gusseted

Noun(21 words)

enlarging expanding extendingextensive archaeological recordfollowupfranchise broadeningfurther geminate generalizingincrease extentjutting kickstandlarge amount of timelargeslength measuredlength readinglengthen the deadlinelengthen the periodlengthening lengths

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loan

Related words (254)

Noun(39 words)

long cycle timemore school community programoutriggers outspreading outstretches outstretching pads proboscises proffering proffersprolonged distractionprolonging protracting ranges ranging reaching riftingservice expansionspanning spans

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splaying sprawlsspread acrossspreads spreed straddling stretches stretchingstretching forcesupersizing supplements sustaining sweeping sweeps telescopes telescopingwidened accesswidening wishing

Adjective(8 words)

long stintopen number lineoutstretchedoutward bulge mirrorpedagogical transferprotracted sprawlingtensile pull

magnify maintainmake a generalizationmarch maximize metemete outmultiplynever finishoffer openopen upoutdistance outlie outrange outreach outspread outstretch overarch overgrow

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overhang overlap overlie override overrun pad parlay perdure perennate perorate perpetuate persist pigeonhole pose postpone pour prefer present preserve prevail proceed procrastinate produce proffer progress project prolong prolongate prorogate prorogue protract protrude puffpuff uppull pumppump uppush asideput asideput offput on iceput straightput uppyramid rain raise ramify rangerange outrarefy reachreach outreach torecess rectify remain render reserve retain runrun onrun outrun toserveset asideset byset straightshell outshelveshift offshingle showersit upsleep onslip smooth snow snowball spanspeak at lengthspinspin outsplay spraddle sprangle sprawl spreadspread like wildfirespread outstandstand on tiptoesstand overstand upstave offstaystay onstick straddle straggle straightenstraighten outstraighten upstrain stretchstretch away tostretch outstretch tostringstring outsubmit subsist sufflate supplement surround survive suspend sustain sweep swell tabletake a recesstake intarry tauten temporize tender tense thickenthrust outtide overtighten tumefy unbend uncurl unfold universalize unkink unroll unsnarl up vary verge vouchsafe waive wearwear wellwiden yield

Verb(39 words)

matures offered outreached outrigged outspreads overran overstayed passpoke outprolonge prolonged prolongs protract protracts provideput outreach outreached reachesreaching out

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renew renewed renewing renews runscale upspanned sprawled strainstretch forthstretch outstretch your legsstretched supply swept unfold universalizes vamped widened

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More general

36 entries

alter apply be changechange formchange shapecontinue deformdraw outemploy expand furnish gesticulate gesture give increase

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More specific

9 entries

assist broaden grant invite lengthen prolong spread stretch widen

Collocations

6 entries

extend a deadlineextend a handextend an invitationextend creditextend servicesextend warranty

Inflections

3 entries

extended extending extends

Derivations

2 entries

extensible extension

similar

18 entries

adulterate broaden carry cover debase dilutedraw outexpand load offer prolong protract range run stretchstretch out

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Sample sentences

19 total sentences available.

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How do you expect to weather the financial storm when the bank refuses to extend a helping hand?

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Can you extend your holiday by a few days?

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The school grounds extend as far as this fence.

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Let's extend our heartiest welcome to Miyake-san.

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