extends

VERB

make larger, longer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boost broaden continue develop enhance enlarge expand go on increase last lengthen open prolong spread stretch take widen

STRONG

aggrandize amplify augment crane dilate draw elongate heighten magnify mantle multiply pad protract stall supplement unfold unfurl unroll

WEAK

add to beef up carry on drag one's feet drag out draw out fan out let out prolongate run on spin out spread out string out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abbreviate abridge cease close compress decrease diminish discontinue end finish halt hide hinder lessen lose lower narrow reduce restrict shorten shrink stop

STRONG

constrict contract curtail degrade

WEAK

condense cut hold keep maintain take back

VERB

offer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advance allocate give grant present reach out

STRONG

accord allot award bestow confer donate impart pose proffer submit tender yield

WEAK

bring forward hold out place at disposal put forth put forward stretch out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

keep refrain take withhold

STRONG

conceal deny disallow disapprove dissuade hide oppose refuse

WEAK

abridge condense contract curtail cut decrease hold lessen lower maintain shorten shrink take back

Example Sentences

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Appeared in the May 2, 2026, print edition as 'S&P 500 Extends Win Streak'.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

A version of this article appears in print on February 14, 2014, on page C28 of the with the headline: A Loan Extends Museums’ Global Reach.

From New York Times • Feb. 13, 2014

CA A 1131: Extends the prohibition on owning a firearm for persons who have made specific credible threats to a psychotherapist from six months to five years.

From Slate • Dec. 13, 2013

Ukraine’s Central Bank Extends Administration of Sotskombank Ukraine’s central bank said it extended its administration of PAT KB Sotskombank for a second time.

From BusinessWeek • Apr. 25, 2011

Extends from the north temperate zone to the mountains of the tropics.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various