distended

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UK/dɪˈstɛndɪd/

adjective

Extended or expanded, as from internal pressure; swollen.

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puffedtumidturgidbolnbulgingbulledextuberantfarced
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Meanings

adjectivedistended (comparative more distended, superlative most distended)

comparative more distended · superlative most distended

  1. Extended or expanded, as from internal pressure; swollen.

    Synonyms: puffed, tumid, turgid, boln, bulging, bulled, extuberant, farced

  2. biologygravid.
verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of distend

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveExtended or expanded, as from internal pressure; swollen.

Similar
puffedtumidturgidbolnbulgingbulledextuberantfarcednodosepuffedprotuberantswollentumidturgid

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveabnormally distended especially by fluids or gas

Similar
puffyintumescenttumescenttumidturgidbloatedswollenunhealthy
Also see
bloatedbolnbulledextuberantfarcedintumescentprotuberantpuffedpuffyswollentumescenttumidturgid

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Past participle of distend.

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Translations

Bulgarian раздут, разширен
  • раздут (razdut)extended or expanded
  • разширен (razširen)extended or expanded
Czech opuchlý, oteklý
  • opuchlýextended or expanded
  • oteklýextended or expanded
  • odulýextended or expanded
Finnish ajettunut, turvonnut
  • ajettunutextended or expanded
  • turvonnutextended or expanded
  • paisunutextended or expanded
  • odottava(biology) gravid
German gebläht, aufgetrieben
  • geblähtextended or expanded
  • aufgetrieben(biology) gravid
  • schwanger(biology) gravid
Latin distentus
  • distentusextended or expanded
Māori tenga
  • tengaextended or expanded
Turkish şişmiş, gebe
  • şişmişextended or expanded
  • gebe(biology) gravid
  • hamile(biology) gravid

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with distended

recommendedintendedextendedendedamendedsuspendedblendedsplendiddefendedexpendedunintendedpretendedapprehendedcomprehendedleast said, soonest mended
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Cite this entry
APA

distended. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distended

MLA

“distended.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distended. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “distended,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distended.

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