Extend and Taper

Opposite meaning words

collocations

Extend

Extend verb - To make longer.
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Extend
Antonyms for Extend
Taper is an antonym for extend.
Nearby Words: extended, extent, extensive, extension, extending

Taper

Taper verb - To grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually.
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Taper
Antonyms for Taper
Extend is an antonym for taper in decrease topic.
Nearby Words: tape, tapered, tapering, taping, tapper
Similar words of extend

Similar words of taper

Common collocations

body extend body taper body
way extend way taper way
Cite this Source
Taper and Extend. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/extend/taper
Extend & Taper. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/extend/taper>.
Taper or Extend. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/extend/taper.

Antonyms for extend


Antonyms for taper

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "extend" and "taper" have occurred on timeline