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Synonyms for expanding
verb extend, augment- bolster
- broaden
- develop
- enlarge
- grow
- increase
- open
- spread
- swell
- widen
- aggrandize
- amplify
- bloat
- burgeon
- detail
- diffuse
- dilate
- distend
- elaborate
- embellish
- explicate
- fatten
- heighten
- hike
- inflate
- lengthen
- magnify
- mount
- multiply
- mushroom
- pad
- piggyback
- prolong
- protract
- pyramid
- stretch
- thicken
- unfold
- unfurl
- unravel
- unroll
- wax
- beef up
- blow up
- bulk up
- fan out
- fill out
- open out
- outspread
- puff up
- slap on
- soup up
- spread out
- stretch out
- tack on
- upsurge
Antonyms for expanding
- close
- compress
- decrease
- diminish
- end
- halt
- hide
- hinder
- lessen
- narrow
- reduce
- restrict
- shrink
- stop
- abbreviate
- contract
- curtail
- deflate
- fall
- lower
- shorten
- shrivel
- simplify
- tangle
- thin
- withhold
- abridge
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
additions
noun. arithmetical process of augmentation
colonization
noun. settlement of area
cultural
adjective. educational, enlightening
- adorning
- advancing
- artistic
- beautifying
- beneficial
- broadening
- civilizing
- constructive
- corrective
- developmental
- dignifying
- disciplining
- edifying
- educative
- elevating
- ennobling
- enriching
- expanding
- glorifying
- helpful
- humane
- humanizing
- influential
- inspirational
- instructive
- learned
- liberal
- liberalizing
- nurturing
- ornamenting
- polishing
- promoting
- raising
- refined
- refining
- regenerative
- socializing
- stimulating
- uplifting
- widening
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.