Stretch

/stɹɛt͡ʃ/

Synonyms for "stretch" (527 found)

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Verb(7 words)

abduct adulterateapply tensioningcraned debase dilates dilute

adaptability adaptable adaptiveadd toaesthetic distanceaggrandize airing amble amplify amplitudeand quarteranswerarchery groundareaathletic fieldathletics augment availbadminton courtballoon

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ballyhoobaseball fieldbasketball courtbe equal tobe lengthybe prolongedbear belong belt bendbilliard parlorbit bloat bloatingblow upbounce bounciness bouncybowling alleybowling greenbreadth breakbreaking pointbreather broaden buildbuild upbulkbulk outbuoyance buoyancy buoyant burlesque calisthenics caricature carrycarry too farclearance compass constitutional continuecontinuous tenurecourse court cover crane crescendocricket groundcroquet groundcroquet lawndaily dozendaydeep spacedepths of spacedevelop diamond diapason dilate dimensions distance distend distension distort divergence dodo itdrag outdrawdraw outdraw the longbow

Noun(7 words)

backstretchesbridge cable tensioningchallengescord tensioncover cranes craning

Adjective(2 words)

challengingconserved resource

Strong matches (158)

drill elastic elasticity elongate elongation embellish embroider encompass enlarge enlistment environ exaggerate exercise exercising expand expanse expansion extendextend outextensibility

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extensile extension extentextreme tensionfairway farnessfateful momentfetch field fillfill outfill the billfit flex flexibility flexible flexile footagefootball fieldforced marchfudge fulfill gamutget bygibbet give glaciarium gogo aroundgo outgo to extremesgolf coursegolf linksgreaten gridiron gym gymnasiumgymnastic exercisesgymnasticshack ithang haul heave hikehike uphitch hold hour huff hyperbolizeice rinkincrease infield infinity inflate inflation instant interval isometrics jaunt juncturejust dokairoslay it onlay it on thickleeway length lengthenlengthen outlengthening lengthinesslet outlielight yearlight-yearslinear measureslinks liveliness livelylong timelongitude longness lynch magnify makemake much ofmake the grademarch margin measure meetmeet requirementsmileage minute momentmoment of truthmush

Verb(17 words)

eke ekes eking elasticize elongateelongate filamentelongated elongates elongating expands extend extended extends lengthened lengthens limbered load

Noun(21 words)

elastic elongate elongation expanse expanses extend extending extensionextension termextensive flexible geminategeometric deformationinterval lengthlength measuredlengthenlengthen the periodlengthening lengthy

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limbers

Adjective(3 words)

italian tensionelong intervallong stint

Related words (263)

neck noose orbit outfield outreach outstretch ovaloverall lengthovercharge overdevelop overdistend overdistension overdo overdraw overdrawing overestimate overexert overexertion overexpand overexpansion

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overextend overextension overpaint overplay overpraise overreach overreact oversell overspeak overstate overstrain overstraining overstress overstretch overstretching overtax overtaxing pad parade parsecs passpass musterperiodperipatetic journeyperipateticism perpetuity perspectivephysical educationphysical jerkspiecepile it onplaygroundplaying fieldplayroom pointpolo groundpool hallpoolroom practicepregnant momentpressprison termproduce production prolong prolongate prolongation promenade protract protractionpsychological momentpuffpuff uppullpull outpumppump uppurviewputting greenqualify racecourse rackracket courtradius raise ramble range rarefy reachreach outrebound region register remoteness resilience resiliency resilient responsive responsiveness rink roll run satisfy saunter scale schlep scop scope scrag screw season section separation serveserve the purposesetting-up exercisessheet sizeskating rinksnapsnapping pointsnowballsoccer fieldspace span spectrum spellspin outsprain sprawl spread spring springiness springysquash courtstage standstand on tiptoesstand upstint straddle straggle strainstrain every nervestraining streak stressstress and strainstressfulnessstretch outstretch the truthstretchability stretchable stretchiness stretching stretchy stride stringstring outstring upstringing outstroll suffice sufflate supple surround swaysweat bloodsweep swell swelling tailortake intake ittalk bigtalk in superlativestauten tax taxingtennis courttense tension tenure termthrust outtighten timetime lagtone tonicity tonus tourtour of dutytout track tract traipse tramp travesty trudge tug tumefy turf turn up verge walkwalking tourwarp way ways whet while whippy widen work workout wrestle yardage yoga

Verb(14 words)

outreached outspreads overreaching radiate ranged reached reaches spanned sprawledstretch alongstretch outstretch your legstensioned unfold

Noun(27 words)

outstretches outstretching overreaches periodportuguese tensãoprolonged range reach reaching span spanning spans stint strains stretchability stretchable stretchiness stretching swathtauten wire

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tension formulatensioning devicetensions tenter tractwire tensioningyawn

Adjective(2 words)

tensile deformationtensile pull

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More general

47 entries

action be broadenchange formchange shapecontinuance corrupt deformdescriptive qualitydescriptor distance draw duration elasticity exercise exercising

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More specific

16 entries

arm stretchcity blockelastic fabricelongationextended durationhourlong stretchlengtheninglengthy periodneck stretchoutstretch range reachroad stretchspanstretch fabricweeklong stretch

Collocations

13 entries

long stretchstretch a musclestretch fabricstretch filmstretch goalstretch limousinestretch marksstretch of roadstretch of timestretch the clothstretch the imaginationstretching exerciseyoga stretch

Inflections

5 entries

stretched stretches stretchier stretchiest stretching

Derivations

13 entries

outstretch overstretch restretch stretchability stretchable stretchably stretched stretcher stretches stretchily stretchiness stretching stretchy

Antonyms

1 entries

shrink

similar

7 entries

adulterate debase dilute elastic extend load long

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I can't stretch my right arm.

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Janet sure knows how to stretch a dollar.

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I don't know if you'd call it a hobby, but to stretch it a little, you could say music appreciation is my hobby.

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I always stretch my leg muscles before playing tennis.

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