What is another word for expand?

Common synonyms for expand include elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expound, dilate.

What is the past tense of expand?

The past tense of expand is expanded.

expand

Q: What rhymes with expand?

Words that rhyme with expand include hand, understand, land, stand, band, grand.

/ɪkˈspænd/verb2 syllables

Expand means: add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing.

Synonyms for expand22

verb, as in add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expound, dilate

verb, as in expand the influence of

extend, widen, broaden

verb, as in grow vigorously

boom, thrive, flourish

verb, as in exaggerate or make bigger

inflate, blow up, amplify

verb, as in extend in one or more directions

spread out

also used for expand

open out, spread, unfold, expand on

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Opposites of expand

contract

What does expand mean?7

verb

add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing“She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation”

expand the influence of“The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent”

grow vigorously“The deer population in this town is thriving”

exaggerate or make bigger“The charges were inflated”

extend in one or more directions“The dough expands”

become larger in size or volume or quantity“his business expanded rapidly”

make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity“expand the house by adding another wing”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with expand?27

one syllable

hand land stand band grand brand planned sand banned rand strand canned scanned bland manned gland

two syllables

demand command withstand unmannedfirsthandunplanned

three syllables

understand

four syllables

misunderstand

Show 40 near rhymes

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All 27 rhymes for expand, grouped by syllable

Expand in a sentence

Under pressure, those aneurysms can expand like balloons, stretching the arterial wall.Cangarejo
I feel confined, only free to expand myself within boundaries.Cabo
If you only associate with your own kind, your ideas will never expand.unknown
If you pump air into a tire, it expands.CM
When space expands, what is it expanding into?Hybrid
Russia is like rubber that expands, contracts, then expands again.nonong
Not only is the universe expanding, but its expansion is speeding up.Hybrid
As a result, the company is expanding its business.sundown

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Forms of expand

as a verb

past tense: expanded
present participle: expanding
third-person singular: expands
past participle: expanded