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Stretch

🔄 Synonyms of "Stretch"

16 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
reachverb	(intransitive) To extend, stretch, or thrust out (for example a limb or object held in the hand).
extendverb	(transitive) To cause to increase in extent.
debaseverb	(transitive) To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade.
elasticnoun	Capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released.
diluteverb	(transitive) To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding water.
unfoldverb	(transitive) To lay open to view or contemplation; to bring out in all the details, or by successive development; to reveal.
elongateverb	(transitive) To make (something) long or longer, for example, by pulling or stretching; to make (something) elongated; to extend, to lengthen.
water downverb	(idiomatic) To make weaker, less effective.
stintnoun	A period of time spent doing or being something; a spell.
adulterateverb	(transitive) To make less valuable or spoil (something) by adding impurities or other substances.
reachingnoun	The action of one who reaches; an attempt to grasp something by stretching.
stretchingnoun	A form of physical exercise in which a specific skeletal muscle (or muscle group) is deliberately elongated to its fullest length in order to improve the muscle's felt elasticity and reaffirm comfortable muscle tone.
stretch outverb	(transitive, intransitive) To stretch (something or oneself) (To extend one’s limbs or another part of the body in order to improve the elasticity of one's muscles).
stretchabilitynoun	(uncountable) The state of being stretchable
stretchinessnoun	The state or condition of being stretchy.
stretch alongverb	occupy a large, elongated area

↔️ Antonyms of "Stretch"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
contractnoun	An agreement between two or more parties, to perform a specific job or work order, often temporary or of fixed duration and usually governed by a written agreement.
shrinkverb	(intransitive) To become smaller; to contract.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Stretch"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
elongateverb	(transitive) To make (something) long or longer, for example, by pulling or stretching; to make (something) elongated; to extend, to lengthen.
reachverb	(intransitive) To extend, stretch, or thrust out (for example a limb or object held in the hand).
reachingnoun	The action of one who reaches; an attempt to grasp something by stretching.
extendverb	(transitive) To cause to increase in extent.
stretchinessnoun	The state or condition of being stretchy.
stintnoun	A period of time spent doing or being something; a spell.
stretch outverb	(transitive, intransitive) To stretch (something or oneself) (To extend one’s limbs or another part of the body in order to improve the elasticity of one's muscles).
unfoldverb	(transitive) To lay open to view or contemplation; to bring out in all the details, or by successive development; to reveal.
water downverb	(idiomatic) To make weaker, less effective.
diluteverb	(transitive) To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding water.
debaseverb	(transitive) To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade.
adulterateverb	(transitive) To make less valuable or spoil (something) by adding impurities or other substances.
longnoun	Having much distance in space from one end to the other.
elasticnoun	Capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released.
stretch alongverb	occupy a large, elongated area
lengthenverb	(transitive) To make longer, to extend the length of.
lengtheningnoun	The process of making or growing longer.
extensionnoun	The act of extending; a stretching out; enlargement in length, breadth, or time; an increase.
extended	Stretched out or pulled out; expanded.
elongationnoun	The act of lengthening.