expandable

Able to enlarge

Expandable describes something capable of being made larger or extended: expandable storage, expandable waistband, expandable foam insulation.

The word often appears in product descriptions emphasizing flexibility or growth potential.

Also spelled *expansible*, though that form is rarer.

physical

telescopic

Extending via nested tubes

sliding · accordion · sectional · nested · hinged · articulated · pop-up · pull-out · roll-out · drop-leaf

elastic

stretchable

Capable of being extended

stretchy · resilient · springy · tensile · give · yielding · supple · pliant · malleable · ductile

versatile

multifunctional

Having many uses

transformable · adaptable · multiuse · dual-purpose · hybrid · interchangeable · reconfigurable · modular · flexible · resourceful

capacity

storage

Space for keeping goods

enlargeable · room · space · headroom · bandwidth · overflow · buffer · reserve · surplus · quota

scalable

modular

Made of separable units

progressive · growth · amplifiable · multiplicative · compounding · exponential · upscalable · enterprise · cloud-based · on-demand

adjustable

customizable

Able to be modified

tunable · modifiable · adaptable · reconfigurable · user-defined · programmable · selectable · multi-stage · ratcheting · indexed

Categories
Opposites
capacity for growth or enlargement

expandablefixed

Restored or immovable

unexpandable · limited · static · set · finite

physical flexibility and elasticity

expandablerigid

Unable to bend

inelastic · stiff · inflexible · unyielding · unexpansive

spatial accommodation

expandablecramped

Uncomfortably lacking space

confined · constricted · squeezed · tight · restrictive

Phrases
Family

expandability, unexpandable

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G