EXTENDS Synonyms: 210 Similar and Opposite Words

extends

verb

present tense third-person singular of extend

as in lengthens

to make longer our guests from out of town extended their visit by a week

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as in offers

to put before another for acceptance or consideration the couple extended an invitation to join them for a get-together at their house after the concert

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as in expands

to arrange the parts of (something) over a wider area you can extend that chaise longue so that it lies completely flat

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as in leads

to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction our backyard extends all the way to that brook

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as in increases

to make greater in size, amount, or number embarked on a series of wars intended to extend his empire

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as in dilutes

to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances the company extends its ice cream with thickeners and other additives

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Recent Examples of extends Beijing envisions a comprehensive AI education system that spans all levels of schooling and extends to the broader public. — Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026 Research extends beyond Toyota The new center will also have an academic research role. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026 Fifteen years later, the niche local broadcast on K-Beach Radio has ballooned into a cultural movement that extends far behind his alma mater’s campus. — Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026 The Sacramento City Unified School District covers much of the city of Sacramento south of the American River, and extends east from the city toward Rancho Cordova. — Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026 How the mall store experience has changed The reinvention of these brands extends to the physical stores themselves. — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026 The latest agreement extends Synspective’s total bookings with Rocket Lab to 47 launches, including the 13 already flown. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026 The philosophy below also extends beyond the face for Czech, who recently became European Wax Center's chief smooth officer. — Casey Delbasso, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2026 Other children, too, find joy and comfort in coming to school that extends far beyond what they are being taught in the classroom. — Ghada Abdulfattah, Christian Science Monitor, 25 Sep. 2026

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Verb

Bregman’s improvement has been a complement to Pete Crow-Armstrong’s incredible season and lengthens the Cubs lineup.

— Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
Farther still, as the road straightens and lengthens, the view is of open space.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of lengthens

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The pool has shallow areas for little ones to play in, and the Opium Spa offers treatments tailored to kids and teens.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
What’s happening offers a snapshot of what may be coming for many other cities, as climate change meets urban water systems built for a very different world.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of offers

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In April 2026, the Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee found that advanced AI had not yet been adopted in a way that presented systemic risk but warned that risks could increase rapidly as deployment expands.

— Swati Deepak Kumar, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
The new law expands California’s definition of who is a resident under state sales tax law in an effort to weed out phony shell companies, making a company liable for state taxes when at least one member of the business is a California resident.

— Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of expands

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That’s harder to find in fashion these days, as the comparable speed of digital culture increases trend turnover and even algorithmic advertising struggles to keep up with what looking empirically cool means.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026
While productivity increases dramatically, consumption often grows even faster.

— Sudipto Dasgupta, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of increases

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Shaking the gin and lemon juice with simple syrup and ice properly dilutes the cocktail and adds a delicate sweetness.

— Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Sep. 2026
In her view, turning storied hotels into social-media backdrops dilutes the exclusivity that defining properties once guaranteed.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of dilutes

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That realization became one of many while crafting a series on a book that spans 50 years and stretches across the country but that Kazan insists is built on the characters, rather than spectacle.

— Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2026
Highway 1 stretches 656 miles from Leggett in Mendocino County to Dana Point in Orange County.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of stretches

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That range gives a launcher positioned on Yonaguni the ability to threaten ships operating across a substantial area around the island and toward Taiwan.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
Everyone here almost too respectfully gives one another their turn to speak, the conversation rarely fomenting into argument or overlapping chatter.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 3 Oct. 2026