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ABBREVIATE Antonyms

There are 14 antonyms of the word abbreviate. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For ABBREVIATE

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amplify
verbv
verb

• increase in size, volume or significance

• to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

• exaggerate or make bigger

• increase the volume of

elongate
verbv
adjective satellite

• (of a leaf shape) long and narrow

• having notably more length than width; being long and slender

verb

• make long or longer by pulling and stretching

expand
verbv
verb

• extend in one or more directions

• become larger in size or volume or quantity

• make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity

• grow vigorously

• exaggerate or make bigger

• add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

• expand the influence of

lengthen
verbv
verb

• make longer

• become long or longer

detail
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole

• a small part that can be considered separately from the whole

• extended treatment of particulars

• a crew of workers selected for a particular task

• a temporary military unit

verb

• provide details for

• assign to a specific task

elaborate
verbv
adjective satellite

• marked by complexity and richness of detail

• developed or executed with care and in minute detail

verb

• add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

• produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product

• make more complex, intricate, or richer

• work out in detail

protract
verbv
verb

• lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer

dilate
verbv
verb

• become wider

• add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

enlarge
verbv
verb

• make larger

• make large

• become larger or bigger

• add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

expatiate
verbv
verb

• add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

extend
verbv
verb

• extend in scope or range or area

• stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point

• span an interval of distance, space or time

• make available; provide

• thrust or extend out

• reach outward in space

• offer verbally

• extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body

• expand the influence of

• lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer

• extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length

• cause to move at full gallop

• open or straighten out; unbend

• use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity

• prolong the time allowed for payment of

• continue or extend

• increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance

produce
verb, nounv, n
noun

• fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market

verb

• bring forth or yield

• create or manufacture a man-made product

• cause to happen, occur or exist

• bring out for display

• cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques

• bring onto the market or release

• come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)

prolong
verbv
verb

• lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer

• lengthen or extend in duration or space

stretch
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a large and unbroken expanse or distance

• the act of physically reaching or thrusting out

• a straightaway section of a racetrack

• exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent

• extension to or beyond the ordinary limit

• an unbroken period of time during which you do something

• the capacity for being stretched

adjective satellite

• having an elongated seating area

• easily stretched

verb

• occupy a large, elongated area

• extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body

• extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length

• become longer by being stretched and pulled

• make long or longer by pulling and stretching

• lie down comfortably

• pull in opposite directions

• extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly

• corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones

• increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance

• extend one's body or limbs

Alternatives for AMPLIFY

Alternatives for ELONGATE

Alternatives for EXPAND

Alternatives for LENGTHEN

Alternatives for DETAIL

Alternatives for ELABORATE

Alternatives for PROTRACT

Alternatives for DILATE

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