stretch

[strech] / strɛtʃ /

NOUN

expanse

Synonyms

STRONGEST

area bridge distance length radius region span sweep tract

STRONG

amplitude branch breadth compass dimension expansion extension extent gamut orbit proliferation purview range reach scope space spread wing

Antonyms

STRONG

stagnation

NOUN

period of time

Synonyms

STRONGEST

length span spell stint

STRONG

bit continuance duration extent run space term time while

VERB

extend, elongate

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 spin out 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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The sites stretched along the Dalton Highway between Toolik Lake and the Franklin Bluffs.

From Science Daily

The stretch of charter flights, hotel stays and bag packing and unpacking ends Saturday with a game at Ohio State.

From Los Angeles Times

Any past-due payments would be stretched out in 12 installments starting in July.

From The Wall Street Journal

Labour provided receipts for six Airbnb bookings for 22 people stretching from September into October last year, worth a total of £25,315.

From BBC

She goes to the movies, visits a pub and stretches out on the ground in Hyde Park.

From The Wall Street Journal