Extend and Shorten

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Extend

Extend verb - To make longer.
Usage example: our guests from out of town extended their visit by a week
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Antonyms for Extend
Shorten is an antonym for extend in topics: make longer, offer, longer.
Nearby Words: extended, extent, extensive, extension, extending

Shorten

Shorten verb - To make less in extent or duration.
Usage example: if Grandma has to go shopping today, you'll need to shorten your visit
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Synonyms for Shorten
Antonyms for Shorten
Extend is an antonym for shorten in topics: cut, diminish.
Nearby Words: short, shortly, shortness, shortening
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Common collocations

arm extend arm shorten arm
life extend life shorten life
career extend career shorten career
amount extend amount shorten amount
Other words: sequence, scene, range, show, time, duration, sentence, length, bit, story, distance, age, timer, war, neck, lifespan, limbs, lives.

Both words in one sentence

  • Life Drinker Kurobara Alice: Vampires can drink each other's blood to extend their lifespan, but it will shorten the blood-source's life by the same amount.
    Source: Life Drinker
  • Manga / Kurobara Alice Life Drinker: Vampires can drink each other's blood to extend their lifespan, but it will shorten the blood-source's life by the same amount.
    Source: Manga / Kurobara Alice
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Shorten and Extend. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/extend/shorten
Extend & Shorten. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/extend/shorten>.
Shorten or Extend. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/extend/shorten.

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