expanded
Made more spacious
Expanded describes something that has been made larger, broader, or more extensive.
An expanded edition includes additional content.
An expanded role involves more responsibilities.
The word often appears with abstract nouns: expanded access, expanded coverage, expanded powers.
In physical contexts, materials expand when heated; expanded foam has been aerated to increase volume.
Pulled to lengthen
- swollenAbnormally enlarged
- inflatedExpanded with gas
- distendedSwollen from pressure within
- bloatedSwelled from excess
puffed · dilated · enlarged · widened · lengthened · thickened · ballooned · bulged
Made more broad
- extendedLengthened in time or space
- diversifiedMade more varied
- generalizedMade widely applicable
- amplifiedIncreased in strength
spread · proliferated · enriched · developed · augmented · enhanced · deepened · elaborated
Developed in greater detail
- fleshed-outMade more complete
- developedGrew or advanced
- amplifiedIncreased in strength
- embellishedDecorated or exaggerated
unpacked · explicated · annotated · extended · enriched · supplemented · fleshed · augmented
State of varied elements
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- acceptanceConsent to receive
- integrationCombining into a whole
- multiculturalismCoexistence of diverse traditions
pluralism · inclusivity · belonging · openness · accessibility · welcoming · representation · participation
Progress toward maturity
- proliferationRapid increase in quantity
- increaseGrowth in amount
- surgeSudden powerful increase
- boomLoud deep sound
flourishing · advancement · progression · evolution · augmentation · multiplication · blossoming · scaling
Complete system or domain
- galaxyGravitationally bound stellar mass
- nebulaInterstellar gas formation
- cosmosOrderly totality of existence
- infinityUnlimited extent or quantity
multiverse · spacetime · inflation · cosmological · observable · boundless · limitless
stretched
Pulled to lengthen
bloated · puffed · dilated · enlarged · widened · lengthened · thickened · ballooned · bulged · spread
widened
Made more broad
- extendedLengthened in time or space
- diversifiedMade more varied
- generalizedMade widely applicable
amplified · spread · proliferated · enriched · developed · augmented · enhanced · deepened · elaborated · unfurled
elaborated
Developed in greater detail
- fleshed-outMade more complete
- developedGrew or advanced
- amplifiedIncreased in strength
embellished · unpacked · explicated · annotated · extended · enriched · supplemented · fleshed · augmented · thorough
diversity
State of varied elements
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- acceptanceConsent to receive
- integrationCombining into a whole
multiculturalism · pluralism · inclusivity · belonging · openness · accessibility · welcoming · representation · participation · empowerment
development
Progress toward maturity
- proliferationRapid increase in quantity
- increaseGrowth in amount
- surgeSudden powerful increase
boom · flourishing · advancement · progression · evolution · augmentation · multiplication · blossoming · scaling · buildout
universe
Complete system or domain
- galaxyGravitationally bound stellar mass
- nebulaInterstellar gas formation
- cosmosOrderly totality of existence
infinity · multiverse · spacetime · inflation · cosmological · observable · boundless · limitless
- alteredmodified, changed, altered, edited, revised
- size wordsbig, small, short, large, huge
- opennessopen, openness, transparent, transparency, accessible
- physical statessolid, liquid, gas, plasma, gaseous
- developeddeveloped, advanced, evolved, progressed, grown
- UI propertiesclickable, scrollable, draggable, resizable, selectable
expandedcondensed
Made more compact
compressed · compacted · concentrated · abridged · abbreviated
- expanded formComplete unabbreviated notation
- expanding universeSpacetime stretching over time
- expanded universeAdditional official franchise content
- expanding foamSelf-swelling sealant material
- expanded editionVersion with added material
- expanding filePleated multi-pocket organizer
expand, expanding, expanded universe, expands, expandable, expandability