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

His empire stretched across some of the world’s most exclusive retail districts, from Madison Avenue in New York to Bond Street in London and Canton Road in Hong Kong. — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026 Local budgets are stretched, the argument goes, and spending millions to defend against the worst hour of the year looks like overbuilding when schools and roads need money today. — Ravi S. Bhalla, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026 Alleys stretched from Massachusetts all the way into Canada's Maritime Provinces. — Lee Cowan, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026 Some gifts have stretched beyond the artists’ fan base, like in 2014 when U2 surprised millions of people with an automatic download of the band’s album, Songs of Innocence. — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026 Algeria’s Morgane Ikene was stretched off in the first half with an apparent foot injury. — ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026 As if preplanned, and agreed upon, those of us up front stretched and strained to push and keep him above our heads. — Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026 The upper half of his body stretched across a sidewalk and its lower half was in grass. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2026 Now, in a new study, researchers have shown that the missing piece may not be the material itself—but how tightly it is stretched. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stretched

Adjective

The Bercut Drive terminus will end in an enlarged cul-de-sac to service SacRT buses and large group vehicles visiting the Railyards.

— Vince Basada July 24, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
Not least when their players have generally had to spend even longer away than usual due to the enlarged tournament, and in often soaring temperatures too.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of enlarged

Verb

But on cross-examination, Richards said Colt had exaggerated his mental health symptoms and made things up to try to get a more serious diagnosis.

— Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
The president exaggerated the nation’s manufacturing rebound under his watch and, once more, mocked the affordability crisis that polls suggest is top of mind for many voters.

— Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026

Definition of exaggerated

Verb

Abello pulled one back with her first goal of the season in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time.

— Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2026
Police say Coffer was pulled to safety by his boat partner, who told police Simpson fled the scene and the boy was gasping for air.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of pulled

Verb

Like a single on the old-skool charts, Sean Combs‘ prison time keeps moving up and down, with the Bad Boy Records founder’s stint behind bars lengthened again.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026
Originally built for Seabourn in the 1990s, this older ship was purchased by Windstar in 2015 and refurbished and lengthened in 2020.

— Erica Silverstein, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of lengthened

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Governments, business leaders, and economists have tried to estimate which occupations will disappear, which new ones will emerge, and what skills people will need to remain competitive.

— Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
All three candidates tried to paint themselves as the most conservative candidate in the race.

— Caroline Linton, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of tried

Verb

The show is not yet as fine-tuned as its predecessor; some dialogue could use less theatrical melodrama and characterizations could be tightened, but staging is stellar.

— Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 10 Aug. 2026
Illinois notably tightened state oversight on funeral homes in 2024 following a finding that a central Illinois business had given dozens of families the wrong remains.

— Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of tightened

Adjective

This Quince pair is crafted from full-grain Italian leather, has a padded Ortholite insole for support, and a flexible outsole for comfort in every stride.

— Ali Faccenda, InStyle, 9 Aug. 2026
Fresh off a light workout, the Kansas City Chiefs returned to a padded practice Friday for Day 9 of training camp.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of padded

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The yellow metal has endured a tough six months, sitting well below its all-time high achieved earlier this year after a blistering rally that extended through and beyond 2025.

— Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026
Given the demand, Universal and IMAX have extended the availability of 70mm screenings into mid-September.

— Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026