Widen synonyms
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To cause to become greater in size, amount, degree, etc.; add to; augment
To increase the capacity of; to expand; to give free scope or greater scope to; also, to dilate, as with joy, affection, etc.
To increase in size by a natural process.
To expand in order to fulfill a larger function:
To make wider
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take-in (antonym)
To receive into your home for the purpose of processing for a fee.
To make or become broad or broader.
(Idiomatic) To place items further apart.
give more space
To make wider
To increase; to make larger or supplement.
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To open (anything covered or closed); to lay open to view or contemplation; to bring out in all the details, or by successive development.
To become open
grow larger
To become wider
To increase in size or volume as a result of internal pressure; expand.
(Intransitive) To grow in number.
compress (antonym)
To encode (digital data) so that it can be stored or transmitted in significantly fewer bits
narrow (antonym)
To decrease in width; contract
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To dilate is defined as to expand and become wider.
To remove (material) by this process.
cramp (antonym)
To affect with or as if with a cramp.
restrict (antonym)
Restrict is defined as to keep someone or something within certain limits.
wide (related)
To the full extent; completely.
widening (related)
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deepen (related)
strengthen (related)
opening up (related)
Find another word for widen. In this page you can discover 31 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for widen, like: increase, enlarge, let out, grow, stretch, expand, add to, take-in, broaden, extend and distend.