Compact and Outstretch

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Compact verb - To reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together.

Usage example: compact the snow into a tight ball for throwing

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Outstretch is an antonym for compact.

Outstretch verb - To arrange the parts of (something) over a wider area.

Usage example: the dog had outstretched his legs and was lying across the width of the doorway

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Compact is an antonym for outstretch.

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Outstretch and Compact. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/compact/outstretch

Compact & Outstretch. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/compact/outstretch>.

Outstretch or Compact. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/compact/outstretch.

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