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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 | ||
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