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display v.
expand v.
widen v.

VERB

display

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advertise boast demonstrate disclose emblazon exhibit expose feature flash flaunt illustrate open perform present promote publish represent reveal unveil

STRONG

arrange bare betray brandish evidence evince expand extend flourish glaze grandstand impart manifest model parade promulgate showcase sport uncover unfold unfurl unmask unroll vamp

WEAK

bring to view lay bare lay out make clear make known set out show off spread out stretch out trot out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal cover hide refrain withhold

STRONG

abridge contract keep lessen lower shorten shrink

WEAK

secrete

VERB

expand

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bolster broaden develop enlarge grow increase open spread swell widen

STRONG

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

WEAK

beef up blow up bulk up fan out fill out outspread puff up slap on soup up spread out stretch out tack on upsurge

Antonyms

STRONGEST

close compress decrease diminish end halt hide hinder lessen narrow reduce restrict shrink stop

STRONG

abbreviate contract curtail deflate fall lower shorten shrivel simplify tangle thin withhold

WEAK

abridge

VERB

widen

Synonyms

STRONGEST

add to broaden enlarge expand extend grow increase multiply stretch swell

STRONG

augment dilate distend open ream spread unfold

WEAK

grow larger open wide spread out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abridge compress concentrate condense contract curtail decrease diminish lessen lower reduce shorten shrink

STRONG

block close conceal hide

WEAK

cramp narrow restrict

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open out

Beyond them, three rooms packed to the rafters with files open out on each other, one after the other.

From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2024

Pocketing doors open out back, where patios and lawns surround a swimming pool and spa.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2022

The bedrooms all have tall casement windows that open out for the breeze and transom windows for extra natural light.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 1, 2021

Dallas somehow slipped wide open out of the backfield and then broke a tackle to scamper free down the sidelines.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 14, 2021

The folding tray in front of me would not open out.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

open out

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