Expanded and Sunken

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Expanded adjective - Increased in extent or size or bulk or scope.

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Sunken is an antonym for expanded.

Sunken adjective - Curved inward.

Usage example: our convalescing guest's sunken cheeks soon filled out on a diet of my mother's cooking

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Expanded is an antonym for sunken.

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Sunken and Expanded. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/expanded/sunken

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