Collapse and Expand

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Collapse

Collapse verb - To reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together.
Usage example: the novel collapses events from four separate trips into one long odyssey
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Expand is an antonym for collapse.
Nearby Words: collapsed, collapsing, collapsible, collapsable

Expand

Expand verb - To express more fully and in greater detail.
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Synonyms for Expand
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Collapse is an antonym for expand.
Nearby Words: expanded, expanse, expansion, expansive, expanding
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Common collocations

power collapse power expand power
field collapse field expand field
time collapse time expand time
space collapse space expand space
Other words: universe, world, game, little, city, powers.

Both words in one sentence

  • The best they can be is at cold war, because they must continuously expand and consume or collapse in on themselves.
    Source: Hard-Coded Hostility
  • Some ads which expand to obstruct your view of the page you're trying to look at have a fake close button that, when clicked under the assumption that it will close or collapse the ad, open the link to the site they want you to visit.
    Source: Horrible / Advertising
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Expand and Collapse. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/collapse/expand
Collapse & Expand. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/collapse/expand>.
Expand or Collapse. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/collapse/expand.

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