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Definitions

stretch

[strech] / strɛtʃ /
NOUN
expanse
Synonyms
STRONGEST
area bridge distance length radius region span sweep tract
STRONG
amplitude branch breadth compass dimension expansion extension extent gamut orbit proliferation purview range reach scope space spread wing
Antonyms
STRONG
stagnation
NOUN
period of time
Synonyms
STRONGEST
length span spell stint
STRONG
bit continuance duration extent run space term time while
VERB
extend, elongate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cover develop draw expand fill go grow lengthen open pull reach run span spread strain swell unfold widen
STRONG
amplify bridge crane distend inflate magnify make overlap pad prolong protract pyramid rack range recline repose tauten tighten unroll
WEAK
branch out burst forth drag out draw out lie out make taut make tense prolongate pull out shoot up spin out spread out spring up string out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abbreviate block cease close compress conceal concentrate contract decrease end exclude halt lessen narrow shorten shrink stop
STRONG
curtail deflate

Example Sentences

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“Our DNA is about realness, about not changing a person, you know, not erasing stretch marks.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

A Moon landing by 2028 remains a stretch.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Tech stocks are suffering their worst stretch of performance against the broader market in a half century.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Ms. Gionfriddo writes tartly funny dialogue that stings and surprises, with tangy quips and savage retorts whizzing through the air, giving a buoyancy even to scenes that occasionally stretch past their necessary length.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Dad said he thought we’d give Stentor a stretch and run on into Montezuma.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck