dilated

ADJECTIVE

enlarged

Synonyms

STRONGEST

expanded extended inflated intensified magnified swollen

STRONG

aggrandized amplified augmented broadened caricatured developed distended elaborated exaggerated lengthened spread stretched widened

WEAK

added to blown up filled out tumid turgid

Antonyms

STRONGEST

compressed contracted shrunken

WEAK

reduced

ADJECTIVE

inflated

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bloated magnified overblown swollen

STRONG

aggrandized amplified augmented diffuse distended enlarged extended filled grown overestimated puffed ranting spread stretched surcharged

WEAK

aureate bombastic dropsical euphuistic flatulent flowery fustian grandiloquent hot-air magniloquent ostentatious pompous pretentious prolix pumped-up rhapsodical rhetorical showy tumescent tumid turgid verbose windy wordy

Antonyms

STRONGEST

shrunken

STRONG

abbreviated abridged compressed contracted reduced

WEAK

deflated

ADJECTIVE

wide

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ample broad deep expanded extensive far-reaching full immense large loose spacious vast

WEAK

advanced all-inclusive baggy capacious catholic commodious comprehensive distended encyclopedic far-ranging general inclusive large-scale liberal open outspread outstretched radical scopic splay squat sweeping tolerant universal voluminous

Antonyms

STRONGEST

limited little miniature narrow restricted small tiny

WEAK

cramped straight

Example Sentences

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About 35 minutes in, Lamphere’s vitals started spiking; her heart rate quickened, she grew hot, her pupils dilated, she began grinding her teeth.

From Slate • Jan. 30, 2026

Isiekwe returned to the England squad and Test action after having open-heart surgery to fix a dilated aorta in September 2022.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

Then he looked into his eyes, which appeared dilated, and saw that his face was purple.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2025

Importantly, the researchers also developed a polygenic risk score to assess a person's likelihood of developing dilated cardiomyopathy based on the many small effects of these genes.

From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2024

Ashima was fully dilated and being taken to the delivery room, the person on the other end had said.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

dilated

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