Shorten and Stretch

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Shorten

Shorten verb - To make less in extent or duration.
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Antonyms for Shorten
Stretch is an antonym for shorten in topics: cut, diminish.
Nearby Words: short, shortly, shortness, shortening

Stretch

Stretch verb - To make longer.
Usage example: the time it would take to fix the car got stretched from three hours to two days when the part we needed had to be ordered
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Shorten is an antonym for stretch in extend topic.
Nearby Words: stretched, stretching, stretchy, stretcher
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Common collocations

arm shorten arm stretch arm
time shorten time stretch time
length shorten length stretch length
supplies shorten supplies stretch supplies
Other words: bit, distance, neck, lifespan, wings, limbs, bodies.
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