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widening

ADJECTIVE
cultural
Synonyms
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artistic developmental
WEAK
adorning advancing beautifying beneficial broadening civilizing constructive corrective 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
ADJECTIVE
increasing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
developing expanding growing rising
STRONG
accumulating augmenting booming broadening enlarging flourishing maturing multiplying proliferating snowballing sprouting swelling waxing
WEAK
getting big piling up
ADJECTIVE
spreading
Synonyms
STRONGEST
growing
STRONG
radial
WEAK
extensive spread-out
Antonyms
WEAK
suppressed
NOUN
amplification
Synonyms
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elaboration
STRONG
addition augmentation boost buildup deepening development enlargement exaggeration expansion expatiation extension intensification lengthening magnification padding raising strengthening stretching
WEAK
boosting fleshing out heightening supplementing upping
Antonyms
STRONG
abridgment compression decrease lessening reduction shrinkage
WEAK
abridgement condensation contraction shortening
NOUN
extension
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 wing
WEAK
continuing drawing out spreading out
Antonyms
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decrease
STRONG
base body lessening shortening subtraction
WEAK
abbreviation abridgment compression contraction curtailment reduction
NOUN
growth
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advance advancement expansion gain hike improvement increase production prosperity rise success surge
STRONG
aggrandizement augmentation boost buildup crop cultivation enlargement evolution extension flowering germination maturation multiplication produce proliferation sprouting stretching swell thickening unfolding vegetation waxing
WEAK
beefing up evolvement fleshing out heightening maturing up upping
Antonyms
STRONGEST
decline decrease failure halt loss stagnation stop worsening
STRONG
abridgment compression destruction reduction
WEAK
abatement diminishment lessening underdevelopment
NOUN
prolongation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
continuation
STRONG
addendum addition adjunct amplification annex augmentation broadening compass delay development dilatation distension elongation expansion extent increase lengthening postponement protraction radius reach scope span spread stretch stretching supplement sweep
WEAK
drawing out spreading out
Antonyms
STRONG
decrease lessening shortening shrinkage stagnation subtraction
NOUN
protraction
Synonyms
STRONG
addendum addition adjunct amplification annex appendix augmentation broadening continuation delay development dilatation distension elongation expansion extension increase lengthening postponement prolongation reach scope span spread stretch stretching supplement
WEAK
drawing out spreading out
Antonyms
STRONG
base body decrease lessening loss shortening shrinkage stagnation subtraction

Example Sentences

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But the principle is the same: We cannot keep widening the submission funnel while pretending the human filter at the bottom will stretch forever.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

The OEP's Chief Scientist Robbie McDonald said it was important changes to tackle the "widening crisis" in our water bodies were not delayed.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Morgan Stanley also sees an opportunity for traders to make bets on the yield spread widening between U.S.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

In recent months, China has been solidifying sanctions and other restrictions and widening enforcement to use against companies or people acting in ways it sees as contrary to its interests.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

They hacked down trees in widening rings around their central halls and blistered the land with peasant huts and pigpen fences till the forest looked like an old dog dying of mange.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner