Collapse and Outstretch

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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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Outstretch is an antonym for collapse.
Nearby Words: collapsed, collapsing, collapsible, collapsable

Outstretch

Outstretch verb - To arrange the parts of (something) over a wider area.
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Collapse is an antonym for outstretch.
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Outstretch and Collapse. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/collapse/outstretch
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