Outspread and Shorten

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

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Shorten is an antonym for outspread in topics: extend, spread out.

Nearby Word: outspreading

Shorten verb - To make less in extent or duration.

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Outspread is an antonym for shorten.

Nearby Words: short, shortly, shortness, shortening

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Shorten and Outspread. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/outspread/shorten

Outspread & Shorten. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/outspread/shorten>.

Shorten or Outspread. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/outspread/shorten.

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