EXTEND: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for EXTEND?

Need another word that means the same as “extend”? Find 67 synonyms and 30 related words for “extend” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Extend” are: broaden, widen, offer, expand, continue, cover, stretch, stretch out, unfold, exsert, hold out, put out, stretch forth, carry, gallop, poke out, reach out, strain, go, lead, pass, run, draw out, prolong, protract, enlarge, increase, make larger, make bigger, make greater, long-drawn-out, spun out, dragged out, carry on, run on, last, spread, range, reach, lengthen, keep going, perpetuate, sustain, spread out, straighten out, open out, take up, fill, fill up, extend over, use up, utilize, include, extend as far as, go as far as, take in, incorporate, encompass, comprise, comprehend, subsume, be applicable to, stick out, hold forth, put forth, proffer, advance

Extend as a Verb

Definitions of "Extend" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “extend” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity.
• Cause to cover a wider area; make larger.
• Reach outward in space.
• Occupy a specified area.
• Stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point.
• Extend in scope or range or area.
• Spread from a central point to cover a wider area.
• Straighten or spread out (the body or a limb or device) at full length.
• Offer or make available.
• Open or straighten out; unbend.
• Continue or extend.
• Prolong the time allowed for payment of.
• Extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body.
• Extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length.
• Make available; provide.
• Increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance.
• Hold (something) out towards someone.
• Thrust or extend out.
• Offer verbally.
• Span an interval of distance, space or time.
• Cause to move at full gallop.
• Lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer.
• Cause to last longer.
• Expand the influence of.
• Be applicable to.
• Cause (someone or something) to exert the utmost effort.

Synonyms of "Extend" as a verb (67 Words)

advance	Pay in advance. I advanced the schedule by several weeks.
be applicable to	To remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted — used only in infinitive form.
broaden	Vary in order to spread risk or to expand. The river slowed and broadened out slightly.
carry	Be successful in. Medics were carrying a wounded man on a stretcher.
carry on	Have on the surface or on the skin.
comprehend	Include, comprise, or encompass. A divine order comprehending all men.
comprise	Make up or constitute (a whole. This single breed comprises 50 per cent of the Swiss cattle population.
continue	Continue talking. Pleased to make your acquaintance he continued.
cover	Form a cover over. The barn floor was covered in straw.
dragged out	Draw slowly or heavily.
draw out	Represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface.
encompass	Include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one’s sphere or territory. An act designed to encompass the death of the king.
enlarge	Make large. They have renovated and enlarged the four storey building.
expand	Expand the influence of. The dough expands.
exsert	Cause to protrude; push out. When soil moisture is low the plants lack the vigour to exsert the styles and stamens.
extend as far as	Extend in scope or range or area.
extend over	Increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance.
fill	Fill or meet a want or need. The board contacted him to say they had already filled the position.
fill up	Become full.
gallop	Make a horse gallop. The horse was galloping along.
go	Go through in search of something search through someone s belongings in an unauthorized way. This violinist is as good as Juilliard trained violinists go.
go as far as	Be sounded, played, or expressed.
hold forth	Support or hold in a certain manner.
hold out	Have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense.
include	Comprise or contain as part of a whole. Other changes included the abolition of the death penalty.
incorporate	Form a corporation. He has incorporated in his proposals a number of measures.
increase	Make bigger or more. We are aiming to increase awareness of social issues.
keep going	Conform one’s action or practice to.
last	Continue to live through hardship or adversity. The bad weather lasted for three days.
lead	Lead as in the performance of a composition. This remark lead to further arguments among the guests.
lengthen	Make longer. The mascara will lengthen your lashes.
long-drawn-out	To state openly and publicly one’s homosexuality.
make bigger	Give certain properties to something.
make greater	Reach in time.
make larger	Engage in.
offer	Offer verbally. Can I help you dear a kindly voice offered.
open out	Make available.
pass	Pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life. The day and night passed slowly.
perpetuate	Cause to continue or prevail. A monument to perpetuate the memory of those killed in the war.
poke out	Stir by poking.
proffer	Present for acceptance or rejection. He proffered his resignation.
prolong	Lengthen or extend in duration or space. We prolonged our stay.
protract	Lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer. He had certainly taken his time even protracting the process.
put forth	Put into a certain place or abstract location.
put out	Formulate in a particular style or language.
range	Have a range be capable of projecting over a certain distance as of a gun. Japan ranged herself against the European nations.
reach	Reach a goal. Just round that corner by them mango trees and we reach.
reach out	Reach a goal, e.g.
run	Flee take to one s heels cut and run. I m hoping to run him in the Portland Handicap.
run on	Extend or continue for a certain period of time.
spread	Become distributed or widespread. Optimism spread among the population.
spread out	Spread out or open from a closed or folded state.
spun out	Make up a story.
stick out	Endure.
straighten out	Get up from a sitting or slouching position.
strain	Separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements. Don t strain your mind too much.
stretch	Become longer by being stretched and pulled. I stretched out a weary arm to turn on my radio.
stretch forth	Extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly.
stretch out	Extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length.
subsume	Consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle. Most of these phenomena can be subsumed under two broad categories.
sustain	(of a performer) represent (a part or character) convincingly. He sagged against her so that she could barely sustain his weight.
take in	Take into one s possession.
take up	Be seized or affected in a specified way.
unfold	Open or spread out from a folded position. The white flowers were just starting to unfold.
use up	Use up consume fully.
utilize	Put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose. Vitamin C helps your body utilize the iron present in your diet.
widen	Make wider. His grin widened.

Usage Examples of "Extend" as a verb

• The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets.
• Extend a hand.
• Extend the loan.
• Extend a loan.
• He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro.
• Extend the TV antenna.
• The mountains extend over the western end of the island.
• She extended an invitation to her to stay.
• The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk.
• The car park has been extended.
• Her generosity did not extend to all adults.
• The damage extended 400 yards either side of the shop.
• She extended her visit by another day.
• Extend my greetings.
• The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces.
• The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent.
• My memory extends back to my fourth year of life.
• They asked the government to extend its period of deliberation.
• The war extended over five years.
• Extend the casserole with a little rice.
• I nod and extend my hand.
• The law was extended to all citizens.
• Horses have the strength of character to extend themselves to their utmost limit.
• Hold the index finger down with the thumb extended.
• My land extends over the hills on the horizon.
• Can we extend the legs of this dining table?

Associations of "Extend" (30 Words)

aggrandize	Enhance the reputation of (someone) beyond what is justified by the facts. An action intended to aggrandize the Frankish dynasty.
beyond	Farther along in space or time or degree. A view of Hobart with Mount Wellington beyond.
bloat	Become bloated or swollen or puff up. The fungus has bloated their abdomens.
broaden	Make broader. Broaden your horizon.
diversify	Enlarge or vary the range of products or the field of operation of (a business. We re confident that the new owners will grow and diversify the company globally.
elongate	Long in relation to width elongated. Elongate fishes.
elongated	Drawn out or made longer spatially. The old man s gaunt and elongated frame.
enlarge	Make or become larger or more extensive. They have renovated and enlarged the four storey building.
escalation	A rapid increase; a rise. An escalation of violence.
expand	Expand the influence of. Expand the house by adding another wing.
expansion	The increase in the volume of fuel on combustion in the cylinder of an engine, or the piston stroke in which this occurs. The expansion of a b 2 is a 2 2ab b 2.
extensible	Designed to allow the addition of new capabilities and functionality. An extensible architecture designed to accommodate changes.
extension	The application of traction to a fractured or dislocated limb or to an injured spinal column to restore it to its normal position. The initial term of appointment is for one year but an extension of two years is envisaged.
lengthen	Make or become longer. The mascara will lengthen your lashes.
magnification	The act of expanding something in apparent size. This microscope should give a magnification of about 100.
magnify	Increase or exaggerate the importance or effect of. Praise the Lord and magnify Him.
outreach	The act of reaching out. Outreach centres.
overstatement	The action of stating something too strongly; exaggeration. A classic piece of overstatement.
pavilion	A temporary building, stand, or other structure in which items are displayed at a trade exhibition. They designed the British pavilion at Shanghai World Expo 2010.
perpetuation	The act of prolonging something. We criticized the perpetuation of racial stereotypes.
proffer	A proposal offered for acceptance or rejection. He proffered his resignation.
prolong	Extend the duration of. An idea which prolonged the life of the engine by many years.
prolongation	Extension of the spatial length of something. An agreement on further prolongation of the boundary proved difficult.
propagate	Cause to propagate as by grafting or layering. Propagate these characteristics.
protract	Lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer. He had certainly taken his time even protracting the process.
spread	Spread across or over. The spread of the urban population into rural areas.
stretch	The capacity of a material or garment to stretch or be stretched elasticity. My budget won t stretch to a weekend at a health farm.
stretching	Exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent.
unfold	Spread out or open from a closed or folded state. He unfolded the map and laid it out on the table.
widen	Become broader or wider or more extensive. The lane widened out into a small clearing.