Expanded — synonyms, expanded antonyms, definition

1. expanded (a)

augmented bulging developed dilated distended drawn out enhanced enlarged exaggerated expansive extended full increased inflated more open puffy spread spread out stretched • • •

2. expanded (Adjective)

contracted

expanded (Adjective) — Increased in extent, size, bulk or scope.

3. expanded (Verb)

amplified blew up boomed elaborated expatiated exposited expounded fleshed out flourished lucubrated throve contracted

expanded (Verb) — Extend in one or more directions. ex. "The dough expands"

expanded (Verb) — Become larger in size, volume or quantity. ex. "his business expanded rapidly"

expanded (Verb) — Make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity. ex. "expand the house by adding another wing"

expanded (Verb) — Grow vigorously. ex. "business is expanding"

expanded (Verb) — Exaggerate or make bigger. ex. "The charges were expanded"

expanded (Verb) — Add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing. ex. "She expanded on the main ideas in her dissertation"

expanded (Verb) — Extend the influence of. ex. "The King expanded his rule to the Eastern part of the continent"

expanded (Verb) — (algebra) rewrite as an equivalent longer sum of terms.

altered changed clarified cleared up elucidated enlarged grew increased modified ballooned billowed blew up bushed out detailed developed dispreaded exemplified exposited expounded illustrated inflated instanced intumesced luxuriated particularised particularized puffed puffed up revived • • •