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Definitions

spin out

[spin-out] / ˈspɪnˌaʊt /

VERB

drag on/drag out

Synonyms

WEAK

continue draw out endure extend go on slowly keep going lengthen persist prolong protract stretch out

Antonyms

WEAK

complete

VERB

drag out

Synonyms

STRONGEST

drag on draw out prolong

WEAK

continue endure extend keep going lengthen persist protract stretch out

Antonyms

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shorten

WEAK

accelerate expedite quicken speed up

VERB

draw out

Synonyms

STRONGEST

drag out elongate protract

WEAK

attract continue drag extend lead on lengthen make longer prolongate pull spin stretch string out tug

Antonyms

STRONGEST

shorten

WEAK

clip

VERB

elongate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

draw out lengthen

STRONG

draw extend fill pad prolong protract stretch

WEAK

drag one's feet drag out let out prolongate put rubber in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

shorten

STRONG

abbreviate curtail

WEAK

constrict contract

VERB

extend

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 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

lengthen

Synonyms

STRONGEST

augment elongate expand prolong

STRONG

amplify continue dilate distend draw increase pad proceed protract reach stretch

WEAK

drag out draw out let out make longer prolongate string out

Antonyms

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abbreviate contract shorten

STRONG

cease compress curtail decrease halt lessen lose reduce stop

WEAK

cut

VERB

prolong

Synonyms

STRONGEST

continue delay drag out lengthen perpetuate protract stall

STRONG

hold increase pad stretch

WEAK

carry on drag one's feet hold up let it ride make longer stretch out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abbreviate advance cease expedite further halt shorten stop

VERB

prolongate

Synonyms

WEAK

amplify augment continue dilate distend drag out draw draw out elongate expand extend increase let out make longer pad proceed prolong protract reach spin stretch string out

VERB

protract

Synonyms

STRONGEST

prolong put off

STRONG

continue cool defer delay draw elongate lengthen pad postpone procrastinate stall stretch

WEAK

drag on drag out hold off hold up keep going prolongate put on hold stretch out

Antonyms

STRONG

advance complete do expedite finish forward further hasten hurry shorten

WEAK

abbreviate curtail

VERB

stretch

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cover develop draw expand fill go grow lengthen open pull reach run span spread strain swell unfold widen

STRONG

amplify bridge crane distend inflate magnify make overlap pad prolong protract pyramid rack range recline repose tauten tighten unroll

WEAK

branch out burst forth drag out draw out lie out make taut make tense prolongate pull out shoot up spread out spring up string out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abbreviate block cease close compress conceal concentrate contract decrease end exclude halt lessen narrow shorten shrink stop

STRONG

curtail deflate

Example Sentences

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“However, they may re-evaluate if the current war starts to spin out of control.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Floodwaters covered a lane of traffic on Highway 60 in East L.A., causing several vehicles to spin out.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2025

It looked like Blair Kinghorn and George Turner had arrived in time to knock McKenzie into touch but he somehow managed to spin out of the tackle and twist his way over.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

A day after worries about the U.S. banking system threatened to spin out of control, the market took a deep breath.

From Barron's • Oct. 18, 2025

In ancient Greek mythology, the Three Sisters of Fate spin out a person’s destiny within three nights of their birth.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

spin out

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