| Main Entry: | elongate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make longer |
Synonyms: |
drag one's feet, drag out, draw, draw out, extend, fill, lengthen, let out, pad, prolong, prolongate, protract, put rubber in, spin out, stretch |
Antonyms: |
constrict, contract, shorten |
| Main Entry: | elongated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lengthened |
Synonyms: |
dragged out, drawn out, expanded, extended, increased, made longer, outstretched, prolonged, protracted, stretched, strung out |
| Main Entry: | draw |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take out, extend |
Synonyms: |
attenuate, choose, drain, elongate, extort, extract, lengthen, pick, pull out, respire, select, single out, stretch, suck, take |
Antonyms: |
put in, shorten |
| Main Entry: | draw out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prolong |
Synonyms: |
attract, continue, drag, drag out, elongate, extend, lead on, lengthen, make longer, prolongate, protract, pull, spin, spin out, stretch, string out, tug |
Antonyms: |
clip, shorten |
| Main Entry: | enlarge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make or grow bigger; increase |
Synonyms: |
add to, aggrandize, amplify, augment, beef up, blow up, boost, broaden, build, bulk, develop, diffuse, dilate, distend, elaborate, elongate, embroider, exaggerate, expand, expatiate, extend, give details, grow, grow larger, heighten, inflate, jack up, jazz up, lengthen, magnify, make larger, mount, multiply, pad, pyramid, rise, slap on, snowball, spread, stretch, swell, upsurge, wax, widen |
Antonyms: |
abridge, compress, condense, curtail, decrease, diminish, lessen, lower, reduce, shrink |
| Main Entry: | extend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make larger, longer |
Synonyms: |
add to, aggrandize, amplify, augment, beef up, boost, broaden, carry on, continue, crane, develop, dilate, drag one's feet, drag out, draw, draw out, elongate, enhance, enlarge, expand, fan out, go on, heighten, increase, last, lengthen, let out, magnify, mantle, multiply, open, pad, prolong, prolongate, protract, run on, spin out, spread, spread out, stall, stretch, string out, supplement, take, unfold, unfurl, unroll, widen |
Antonyms: |
abridge, condense, contract, curtail, cut, decrease, lessen, lower, shorten, shrink |
| Main Entry: | extended |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lengthened |
Synonyms: |
continued, drawn-out, elongate, elongated, enlarged, lengthy, long, prolonged, protracted, spread, spread out, stretched out, unfolded, unfurled, very long |
Antonyms: |
abbreviated, abridged, compressed, condensed, contracted, curtailed, cut, lessened, reduced, shortened |
| Main Entry: | jut |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | extend |
Synonyms: |
beetle, bulge, elongate, impend, lengthen, overhang, poke, pop, pouch, project, protrude, protuberate, stand out, stick out |
Antonyms: |
indent, recede |
| Main Entry: | lengthen |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | extend |
Synonyms: |
amplify, augment, continue, dilate, distend, drag out, draw, draw out, elongate, expand, increase, let out, make longer, pad, proceed, prolong, prolongate, protract, reach, spin out, stretch, string out |
Antonyms: |
abbreviate, cut, shorten |
| Main Entry: | lengthy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extended |
Synonyms: |
diffuse, dragging, drawn-out, elongate, elongated, interminable, lengthened, long, long-winded, longish, overlong, padded, prolix, prolonged, protracted, tedious, tiresome, verbose, very long, wearisome, windy, wordy |
Antonyms: |
abbreviated, curtailed, shortened |