extended

/ɪkstˈɛndəd/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
   “a drawn-out argument”
2. fully extended or stretched forth
   “an extended telescope”
3. drawn out or made longer spatially
   “Picasso's elongated Don Quixote”
4. beyond the literal or primary sense
   “`hot off the press' shows an extended sense of `hot'”
5. large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
   “an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England”

Synonyms for extended

• drawn-out
• lengthy
• prolonged
• protracted
• long
• outspread
• outstretched
• sprawly
• spread-eagle
• stretched
• elongated
• lengthened
• figurative
• extensive
• large

Antonyms of extended

• unextended

Words that rhyme with extended

• ended
• offended
• defended
• depended
• descended