FORESHORTENING Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For FORESHORTENING
| Word | Save | Syns.. | Usage | Type | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| continue | verbv | |||||
verb • continue a certain state, condition, or activity • continue talking • keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last • move ahead; travel onward in time or space • allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature • do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop • continue after an interruption • continue in a place, position, or situation • span an interval of distance, space or time • exist over a prolonged period of time | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| lengthen | verbv | |||||
verb • make longer • become long or longer | ||||||
| prolong | verbv | |||||
verb • lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer • lengthen or extend in duration or space | ||||||
| straighten | verbv | |||||
verb • straighten up or out; make straight • make straight • get up from a sitting or slouching position • put (things or places) in order • straighten by unrolling • make straight or straighter | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| unfold | verbv | |||||
verb • develop or come to a promising stage • open to the view • extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length • spread out or open from a closed or folded state | ||||||
