ENLARGED Synonyms: 176 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in magnified

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verb

past tense of enlarge

as in increased

to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number as the number of people with cell phones enlarges, more transmission towers will have to be built

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as in expanded

to make greater in size, amount, or number with a new member of the family on the way, maybe we should consider enlarging the house

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as in freed

to set free (as from slavery or confinement) like a wild animal enlarged from a leghold trap, the freed prisoner raced about

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Recent Examples of enlarged

Adjective

Each lancet carries a flexible valve that moves within an enlarged chamber, or bulb, where venom collects before being expelled. — Mike McRae 12, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026 His family later said his death was due to an enlarged heart coupled with aortic valve complications. — Elizabeth Rosner, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2026 According to the Mayo Clinic, finasteride is a prescription medication used to treat hair loss in men and an enlarged prostate. — James Powel, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026 One enlarged version consumed 120 watts while producing 42 milliliters of water per minute. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026 The enlarged Bent Pixels now represents more than 850 creators who have cross-platform reach across YouTube, Snapchat, Facebook and Instagram. — William Earl, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026 All3MI boss Louise Pedersen left, with Banijay Rights CEO Cathy Payne running the enlarged business. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026 Tadalafil can also be prescribed to alleviate symptoms of an enlarged prostate in men. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 18 Aug. 2026 The Panettiere family later revealed that Jansen died from cardiomegaly, commonly known as an enlarged heart. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Aug. 2026

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This new edition of Love Days, enlarged to human scale by Mandylion Press, recenters Ettie as an author of her own experience. — Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026 Hassett, however, told CNBC that the government already plays a role that should not be enlarged. — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026 Globe lamps use enlarged, globe-shape bulbs to light up a space. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2026 It was built between 1887 and 1895 and has been enlarged since then; its purpose was to eliminate the need to navigate around Jutland (peninsular Denmark). — Scott Spires, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Aug. 2026 Rebuilt in 1850, it was enlarged just a couple decades later for Sir Samuel Stephens Marling, who would go on to become the 1st Baronet of Stanley Park and Sedbury Park. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2026 The Cleveland Clinic describes it as a condition where the heart is enlarged and has trouble pumping blood. — Callum Sutherland, Time, 17 Aug. 2026 To be successful now is to achieve the satisfaction of one’s greed, which of course is enlarged by every additional prospect of satisfaction. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026 The pitch has already been rolled for the next one to be enlarged to 64. — James Horncastle, New York Times, 30 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for enlarged

Adjective

Lunar eclipses are also completely safe to view with the naked eye, or even through a pair of binoculars of a telescope, which will offer a magnified view of the moon as Earth's shadow sweeps across its cratered landscape.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026
If that foreground star hosts a planet, the planet leaves ripples in the magnified light.

— Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 6 July 2026

Definition of magnified

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She's increased the amount of people in the league office which has helped the overall growth of the WNBA.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Containment on the Bryson fire, which has scorched 147 acres near Encinal Canyon Road since igniting on Thursday, increased to 52% Saturday morning.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of increased

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Trump has vastly expanded ICE to ramp up deportations of immigrants, refugees and asylum-seekers, and the agency was a major part of last year’s law-enforcement surge in the Chicago area known as Operation Midway Blitz.

— Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Open Doors Foundation, which began operations in 2025 and quickly expanded before running into zoning and code issues at multiple properties this year, has sought to remain open at 3221 Independence Avenue, its original location.

— Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of expanded

Adjective

This feed-in jumbo braid updo on Teyonah Parris is achieved by adding a lot of pre-stretched braiding hair when creating the cornrows.

— Omenaa Boakye, InStyle, 19 July 2026
But the case shapes alone tell you Samsung isn’t treating the Wide as a stretched version of the Ultra.

— Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of stretched

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Global manufacturers increased their purchases of components and raw materials in September as demand swelled.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
In extremely short order, the Belgian designer filled them and more, cresting the wave of growth that swelled across luxury between 2016 and 2023 (via the Covid slump).

— Luke Leitch, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of swelled

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His income will be augmented by a deal to help control Haiti’s porous border with the Dominican Republic for the next 10 years in return for 10% of any new customs revenue collected.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
There is a naturalistic aesthetic to the film, augmented by the locations, the costumes and the hair and makeup design.

— Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of augmented

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When released under conditions of acute stress, glucocorticoids power fight or flight by shunting metabolic energy away from processes such as digestion and toward the heart, lungs, brain and muscles.

— Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
In Registan Square on Monday, Rubio’s Uzbek hosts released hundreds of pigeons into the sky and filled the vast space with local pop music.

— Reuters, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2026