extensions

NOUN

enlargement, continuation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

delay development expansion increase postponement

STRONG

addendum addition adjunct amplification annex appendage appendix arm augmentation branch broadening compass dilatation distension elongation extent lengthening orbit production prolongation protraction purview radius reach scope span spread stretch stretching supplement sweep widening wing

WEAK

continuing drawing out spreading out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decrease

STRONG

base body lessening shortening subtraction

WEAK

abbreviation abridgment compression contraction curtailment reduction

Example Sentences

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Its recipients can legally live and work in the US for up to 18 months, subject to extensions.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

There’s just the 10-year deadline, with no extensions.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 17, 2026

There are also browser extensions for Chrome, Firefox and Edge.

From Salon • Jun. 17, 2026

After losing last season’s NFC championship game, the team quickly signed McVay and Snead — who were entering the final years of their contracts — to long-term extensions.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

The albino scurried in and out, bringing more things: wirelike extensions, stringy and endless.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman