Synonyms of sprawling

sprawling

verb

present participle of sprawl

1

as in extending

to extend outwards from or as if from a central point

The suburbs sprawl for miles beyond the city's downtown.

Related Words

• extending
• diverging
• expanding
• radiating
• dividing
• branching
• scattering
• spreading (out)
• splaying
• increasing
• parting
• proliferating
• swelling
• fanning (out)
• separating
• rising
• mushrooming
• dispersing
• escalating
• climbing
• mounting
• enlarging
• multiplying
• forking
• diffusing
• dispensing
• rolling up
• snowballing
• raying
• dissipating
• waxing
• sowing
• gaining

Dissimilar Words

• containing
• limiting
• restricting
• contracting
• diminishing
• decreasing
• dwindling
• focusing
• receding
• waning
• converging
• lessening
• meeting
• joining
• concentrating
• funneling

2

as in sitting

to rest with the arms and legs spread out

There's no feeling like sprawling out on your bed after a hard day's work.

Related Words

• sitting
• flopping
• straddling
• spreading (out)
• stretching (out)
• squatting
• lounging
• resting
• relaxing
• slouching
• reclining
• plopping
• setting
• lying back
• plunking
• lolling
• basking
• plumping
• reposing
• planking
• flumping
• kicking back
• perching
• opening
• expanding
• unfurling
• splaying
• unfolding
• extending
• flaring (out)
• fanning (out)
• outstretching
• outspreading

Dissimilar Words

• standing
• rising
• arising
• getting up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sprawling

The rooms From the deluxe suite (the most affordable option) to the sprawling villas, each room option is bathed in natural light and decorated with elegant minimalism. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

But deeper into the community is the Louisiana Leadership Institute, a sprawling complex that includes a full-scale gymnasium, classrooms, a fine arts center, a football field and a stadium with artificial turf. — Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Most episodes were taped at their sprawling complex just south of Charlotte, North Carolina. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

Her work still continues, for instance, with Array, her sprawling distribution and advocacy company for underrepresented filmmakers. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026

New discoveries at an ancient site in Greece are revealing the remains of a sprawling royal complex where young Macedonians studied and trained — offering new clues about a school tied to one of history's most legendary rulers. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Entire neighborhoods were inundated and the drainage network swamped after over 12 inches of rain fell during two or three days last week, or nearly as much as the sprawling low-lying city usually gets in all of September. — Reuters, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026

Atlanta, the sprawling southern metropolis, is used to serving as a temporary home for the rare black-and-white bears. — Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026

Once sprawling from Twenty-third to Thirty-fourth Street, the neighborhood has contracted to a single block on Twenty-eighth Street—but has lost none of its charm. — Françoise Mouly, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026