COMPACTIFYING Antonyms

• the act of prolonging something

• act of expanding by lengthening or widening

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

• an increase in width

• a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park

• the act of making something wider

• swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas

• become bloated or swollen or puff up

• make bloated or swollen

• become wider

• cause to expand as if by internal pressure

• swell from or as if from internal pressure

• (of a leaf shape) long and narrow

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

• make long or longer by pulling and stretching

• 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

• 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

• exaggerate or make bigger

• fill with gas or air

• cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit

• increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value

• become inflated