expands
Increases in size
Expands is the third-person singular form of expand, meaning to increase in size, scope, or extent.
Something that expands grows larger or spreads out: Metal expands when heated.
A company expands by opening new locations or entering new markets.
When someone expands on a topic, they elaborate or provide more detail: She expanded on her earlier remarks during the Q&A.
The word suggests outward movement from a center or an increase from an established baseline.
Increases dimensions of
- increasesBecomes greater in amount
- widensBecomes or makes broader
- broadensIncreases in width
- extendsIncreases in scope
stretches · swells · inflates · amplifies · escalates · multiplies · spreads · develops
Apparent earth-sky boundaries
- discoveriesNewly revealed facts
- boundariesLines marking separation
- frontiersOutermost bounds of territory
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
scope · range · reach · investigation · inquiry · mapping · surveying · charting
Things that may occur
- prospectsExpected future outcomes
- optionsAvailable courses of action
- potentialLatent capacity for development
- openingsAvailable positions or gaps
markets · networks · ventures · enterprises · careers · advancement · pathways · avenues
Extends or lengthens
- contractsEnforceable written agreements
- adaptsModifies to suit circumstances
- adjustsAlters for improvement
- accommodatesMakes room for
yields · gives · rebounds · springs · elasticity · pliability · suppleness · stretchability
Complete system or domain
- cosmosOrderly totality of existence
- galaxiesGravitationally bound stellar assemblies
- nebulaeInterstellar gas clouds
- infinityUnlimited extent or quantity
outward · vastness · void · interstellar · celestial · inflation · cosmological · astronomical
enlarges
Increases dimensions of
extends · stretches · swells · inflates · amplifies · escalates · multiplies · spreads · develops · proliferates
horizons
Apparent earth-sky boundaries
- discoveriesNewly revealed facts
- boundariesLines marking separation
- frontiersOutermost bounds of territory
territory · scope · range · reach · investigation · inquiry · mapping · surveying · charting · venturing
possibilities
Things that may occur
- prospectsExpected future outcomes
- optionsAvailable courses of action
- potentialLatent capacity for development
openings · markets · networks · ventures · enterprises · careers · advancement · pathways · avenues · doors
stretches
Extends or lengthens
- contractsEnforceable written agreements
- adaptsModifies to suit circumstances
- adjustsAlters for improvement
accommodates · yields · gives · rebounds · springs · elasticity · pliability · suppleness · stretchability · resilience
universe
Complete system or domain
- cosmosOrderly totality of existence
- galaxiesGravitationally bound stellar assemblies
- nebulaeInterstellar gas clouds
infinity · outward · vastness · void · interstellar · celestial · inflation · cosmological · astronomical · spacetime
- transformationschange, changes, transform, transforms, transformation
expandscontracts
Enforceable written agreements
shrinks · decreases · reduces · diminishes · deflates
expandscondenses
Reduces to essentials
compresses · compacts · contracts · concentrates · consolidates
- broad expanseWide continuous area
- expansion teamsClubs added to leagues
- imperial expansionExtending sovereign control abroad
- expansion jointGap permitting thermal movement
- expansion packSupplementary game content sold separately
- railroad expansionGrowth of train infrastructure
expand, expansion, expanse, expanded, expansive, expanding, expandable, expansionism, expander