outspreading
Extending in breadth
Outspreading means spreading outward or extending in all directions.
The word typically describes physical expansion—wings outspreading, branches outspreading from a trunk, fingers outspreading across a surface.
It captures the active process of spreading rather than a static state: The eagle's outspreading wings caught the thermal.
Increasing in reach
- wideningIncreasing in extent
- broadeningIncreasing in extent
- enlargingIncreasing the size of
- stretchingExtending muscles or material
unfolding · unfurling · opening · fanning · splaying · dilating · blooming · blossoming
Distance between endpoints
- expanseUnbroken area of space
- extentRange or magnitude
- breadthExtent across something
- scopeExtent or range
range · sweep · coverage · radius · stretch · wingspan · canopy · embrace
Distribution in many directions
- diffusingSpreading particles or light
- dispersingSpreading widely apart
- disseminatingSpreading information broadly
- broadcastingMass signal transmission
distributing · strewing · sprinkling · sowing · propagating · emanating · permeating · suffusing
extending
Increasing in reach
- wideningIncreasing in extent
- broadeningIncreasing in extent
- enlargingIncreasing the size of
stretching · unfolding · unfurling · opening · fanning · splaying · dilating · blooming · blossoming · flourishing
span
Distance between endpoints
scope · range · sweep · coverage · radius · stretch · wingspan · canopy · embrace · encompassing
scattering
Distribution in many directions
- diffusingSpreading particles or light
- dispersingSpreading widely apart
- disseminatingSpreading information broadly
broadcasting · distributing · strewing · sprinkling · sowing · propagating · emanating · permeating · suffusing · pervading
outspreadingcontracting
Reducing in volume
retracting · shrinking · withdrawing · folding · closing
spread, spreading, widespread, spreadable, spreader, outspread, overspread, respread, overspreading