Definition of EXPANDED

expanded

Verb

  • extend in one or more directions
  • become larger in size or volume or quantity
    • "his business expanded rapidly"
  • 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
  • simple past and past participle of expand

Adjective

  • increased in extent or size or bulk or scope

Synonyms

amplify, blow up, boom, dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, extend, flesh out, flourish, inflate, lucubrate, spread out, thrive

Antonyms

contract, contracted

Scrabble Score: 19

expanded: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
expanded: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
expanded: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

expanded: valid Words With Friends Word