English adjective: extended | |||
1. | extended relatively long in duration; tediously protracted | ||
Samples | A drawn-out argument. An extended discussion. A lengthy visit from her mother-in-law. A prolonged and bitter struggle. Protracted negotiations. | ||
Synonyms | drawn-out, lengthy, prolonged, protracted | ||
Similar | long | ||
Antonyms | short | ||
2. | extended fully extended or stretched forth | ||
Samples | An extended telescope. His extended legs reached almost across the small room. Refused to accept the extended hand. | ||
Similar | outspread, outstretched, sprawly, spread, spread-eagle, stretched | ||
Antonyms | unextended | ||
3. | extended drawn out or made longer spatially | ||
Samples | Picasso's elongated Don Quixote. Lengthened skirts are fashionable this year. The extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes. A prolonged black line across the page. | ||
Synonyms | elongated, lengthened, prolonged | ||
Similar | long | ||
Antonyms | short | ||
4. | extended beyond the literal or primary sense | ||
Samples | `hot off the press' shows an extended sense of `hot'. | ||
Similar | figurative, nonliteral | ||
Antonyms | literal | ||
5. | extended large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity | ||
Samples | An extensive Roman settlement in northwest England. Extended farm lands. Surgeons with extended experience. They suffered extensive damage. | ||
Synonyms | extensive | ||
Similar | big, large | ||
Antonyms | little, small | ||