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Synonyms for widen

verb

  1. To make wider

    add to, broaden, stretch, extend, increase, enlarge, distend, spread out, give more space, augment.

    Antonyms compress*, narrow, cramp.

  2. To become wider

    unfold, grow, open, stretch, grow larger, increase, swell, multiply.

See widen in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II

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