resize

Make bigger/smaller digitally

To resize is to change the dimensions of something, making it larger or smaller.

The word appears most often in computing contexts—resizing windows, images, or files: Resize the photo before uploading.

Physical objects can also be resized: The jeweler resized the ring to fit her finger.

adjust

scale

Measure of relative size

constrain · reframe · reconfigure · adapt · customize · calibrate · tweak · modify · set · optimize

enlarge

magnify

Increase perceived size

blow-up · scale-up · widen · elongate · supersize · maximize · increase · extend · grow · amplify

garment

alter

Make a modification

hem · adjust · fit · seamstress · alterations · measurements · waistband · inseam · tapering · darting

window

maximize

Increase to greatest extent

tile · snap · split-screen · dock · float · collapse · expand · windowed · pane · panel

shrink

reduce

Make smaller in degree

thumbnail · compact · condense · downsample · truncate · crop · trim · squeeze · narrow · contract

interface

drag

Resistance through fluid

grip · cursor · marquee · anchor · freeform · snapping · guides · canvas · artboard · workspace

Categories
Opposites
dimensional change

resizeconstrain

To limit or restrict

modification state

resizepreserve

Protect from loss

maintain · lock · freeze

type of image/object manipulation

resizecrop

Cultivated agricultural plants

trim · reposition · rotate · recolor

Family

resizing, resized, resizes, resizable, resizer, resizeable

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G