STRETCHED Synonyms: 130 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in enlarged

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verb

past tense of stretch

as in exaggerated

to add to the interest of by including made-up details it was stretching the truth to say she'd been in the movies: she was once an extra whose scene was cut in the final version

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as in pulled

to injure by overuse, misuse, or pressure I stretched a back muscle, and the pain is killing me

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as in lengthened

to make longer the time it would take to fix the car got stretched from three hours to two days when the part we needed had to be ordered

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as in tried

to subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress your whining is stretching my patience to the limit

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as in tightened

to draw tight if the canvas isn't properly stretched over the frame, there will be sagging over time

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Recent Examples of stretched

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 Wiley often wears her hair in a stretched state, combing through her gray coils with a blow dryer before doing a braid-out. — Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 29 May 2026 Once activated, the Fe-SMA bars aim to shrink back to their pre-stretched shape. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 19 Feb. 2026 It’s formulated with calcium to promote new cell growth, adenosine to fill in wrinkles, collagen to maintain your skin’s density and thickness, elastin to restore stretched skin, and Vitamin D for rejuvenation. — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2026 America’s health care system is straining under the twin pressures of an aging population and a stretched pool of health care providers. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025

Verb

Eiffela Broken Dream splits the Eiffel Tower into two sections, with a cable stretched between them for a tightrope crossing. — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Blair's 52-yard touchdown run on the first play from scrimmage in the second half stretched the Jackrabbits' lead to 49-0. — ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026 Southridge’s roster stretched twice as far as Killian’s on the sideline. — Austin Horn august 29, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026 Around midnight on Friday morning, a member of a team dispatched to monitor the lake told CCTV the barrier forming the lake stretched about 150 meters long and 40 or 50 meters high. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026 Her ventures eventually stretched into books, beauty, fragrances, food, and other consumer products. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026 The singer stretched out across the surface with her arms relaxed at her sides as the blue water filled the frame. — Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Back on terrestrial radio, Parton’s reach stretched beyond country formats. — Russ Penuell, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2026 Hull also played with a back five, where the wing-backs stretched the width of the pitch to then put dangerous crosses into the box. — Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stretched

Adjective

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
The ex-couple were again spotted together the following year at the funeral for Panettiere’s brother, Jansen, who died from an enlarged heart in February 2023.

— Emma Banks, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026

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But Oxley, writing in a commentary, cautioned that there are logistical hurdles and said the value of Venezuela’s reserves may have been exaggerated under former President Hugo Chavez.

— Collin Binkley, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
But Oxley, writing in a commentary, cautioned that there are logistical hurdles and said the value of Venezuela's reserves may have been exaggerated under former President Hugo Chavez.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of exaggerated

Verb

The piece was based on a recent study from UCLA that found that waiting times for surgery for nonmetastatic breast, colon, lung, pancreatic, gastric and esophageal cancer have lengthened across the board over the last 10 years or so.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Its researchers later lengthened its legs to almost 3½ feet ahead of the games, according to broadcaster CCTV.

— Reuters, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of lengthened

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Paul Robinson appeared in court along with former Penn State students, where preliminary hearings took place ahead of a Centre County judge ruling that Robinson and five former students would have their cases tried in county court.

— Finch Walker, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
The patients had all previously tried other therapies with little to no success and had mutations in RAS proteins, which can drive tumor growth.

— Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of tried

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China accelerated its domestic chipmaking efforts after Washington tightened restrictions on Huawei Technologies in 2020, cutting the company off from TSMC.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
The naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz remains in place, secondary sanctions are being tightened, and pressure is being increased on countries and financial networks that have allowed Tehran to circumvent previous restrictions.

— Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of tightened

Adjective

The backpack is also designed with a padded laptop sleeve, several pockets, and a detachable pouch for storing valuables or toiletries.

— Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2026
The backpack should sit at waist level, fit snugly against the back, and be worn with both padded shoulder straps, not over one shoulder.

— Michael Swartzon, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026