Distention
Distention noun - The state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions.
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Synonyms for Distention
Widening and distention are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Widening" instead a noun "Distention".
Widening
Widening noun - An increase in width.
Distention and widening are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Distention" with "Widening", this nouns are similar.
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Related pairs
- addition and distention
- addition and widening
- extension and distention
- extension and widening
- progress and distention
- progress and widening
- aggrandizement and distention
- aggrandizement and widening
- advance and distention
- advance and widening
- development and distention
- development and widening
- stretch and distention
- stretch and widening
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Widening and Distention. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/distention/widening
Distention & Widening. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/distention/widening>.
Widening or Distention. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/distention/widening.
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