widen
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Sense: Verb: make wider
Synonyms:
make sth wider, broaden Collocations, expand Collocations, add to, stretch Collocations, extend Collocations, increase Collocations, enlarge Collocations, spread out, augment, give more space to
Antonyms:
compress, cramp Collocations, condense, abridge, squeeze Collocations, shorten, shrink Collocations, decrease Collocations, constrict, lessen, fold Collocations, take away from, lop off, make smaller, take in, cut back, cut short
Sense: Verb: become wider
Synonyms:
broaden Collocations, expand Collocations, extend Collocations, get wider, stretch Collocations, stretch out, unfold Collocations, spread out, grow Collocations, open Collocations, open out, grow larger, increase Collocations, swell Collocations
Antonyms:
narrow Collocations, reduce Collocations, close Collocations, contract Collocations, shrivel, shrivel up, stunt Collocations, recede, diminish Collocations, get narrower, get smaller