expanded
adjective
ex·pand·ed ik-ˈspan-dəd 
of a typeface
: extended
Word History
First Known Use
1875, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing expanded
expanded 1 of 2
adjective
as in ballooned
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- ballooned
- blown up
- blown
- distended
- puffed
- swollen
- varicosed
- dilated
- overinflated
- bloated
- turgid
- tumescent
- tumid
- varicose
- bulging
- ventricose
- ballooning
- protuberant
- dilating
- turgescent
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- collapsed
- deflated
- detumescent
expanded
2 of 2verb
1
as in developed
to express more fully and in greater detail an article on the First Ladies that the author later expanded into a book Synonyms & Similar Words
- developed
- supplemented
- amplified
- complemented
- enlarged (on or upon)
- dilated (on or upon)
- fleshed (out)
- elaborated (on)
- expatiated
- discoursed
- added (to)
- rambled
- ran on
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- shortened
- condensed
- contracted
- compressed
- summarized
- outlined
- abbreviated
- abridged
- summed up
2
as in increased
to make greater in size, amount, or number we had to expand the list of wedding guests several times in order to accommodate all the relatives Mother wouldn't dream of excluding Synonyms & Similar Words
- increased
- augmented
- accelerated
- boosted
- extended
- enhanced
- multiplied
- enlarged
- raised
- reinforced
- strengthened
- intensified
- amplified
- swelled
- escalated
- maximized
- upped
- compounded
- built up
- stoked
- aggrandized
- pumped up
- hyped
- supplemented
- developed
- supersized
- lengthened
- skyrocketed
- stretched
- jumped
- heightened
- complemented
- inflated
- boomed
- elongated
- added (to)
- distended
- spiked
- prolonged
- drew out
- dilated
- magnified
- protracted
- accumulated
- blew up
- collected
- reenforced
- amassed
- bumped (up)
- parlayed
- followed up
- racheted (up)
- fleshed (out)
- ratcheted (up)
- beefed (up)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- reduced
- decreased
- diminished
- dwindled
- downsized
- lowered
- lessened
- shortened
- curtailed
- abated
- subtracted (from)
- abbreviated
- abridged
- contracted
- compressed
- condensed
- constricted
- de-escalated
- minified
- retrenched
- cut back
3
as in extended
to arrange the parts of (something) over a wider area a spare leaf for those times when we have to expand the dining table to accommodate extra guests Synonyms & Similar Words
- extended
- opened
- unfolded
- unfurled
- outstretched
- outspread
- spread (out)
- stretched (out)
- flared (out)
- fanned (out)
- overspread
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- reduced
- contracted
- closed
- folded
- compressed
- condensed
- compacted
4
as in accelerated
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number water expands when it becomes frozen Synonyms & Similar Words
- increased
- accelerated
- swelled
- rose
- enlarged
- intensified
- multiplied
- climbed
- proliferated
- waxed
- ballooned
- accumulated
- mushroomed
- spread
- escalated
- boomed
- gained
- snowballed
- burgeoned
- mounted
- surged
- rolled up
- built up
- jumped
- appreciated
- skyrocketed
- bourgeoned
- heightened
- rocketed
- redoubled
- distended
- inflated
- peaked
- bulked
- blew up
- crescendoed
- crested
- puffed (up)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- decreased
- diminished
- contracted
- lessened
- dwindled
- receded
- waned