Meanings
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of extend
comparative more extended · superlative most extended
- Lasting longer; protracted.
After 46 years of service, Hunterston B nuclear power plant in North Ayrshire closed on January 7. The facility had been life-extended on several occasions, before the decision to close came after cracks were found in the core.
2022 January 26, “News in pictures: Last trains to Scottish nuclear power plant”, in RAIL, number 949, page 30 - mediaWider than usual.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiverelatively long in duration; tediously protracted
adjectivefully extended or stretched forth
adjectivedrawn out or made longer spatially
adjectivebeyond the literal or primary sense
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic مُمْتَدّ
- مُمْتَدّ (mumtadd)longer in length or extension; elongated
Bulgarian удължен, протегнат
- удължен (udălžen)longer in length or extension; elongated
- протегнат (protegnat)stretched out or pulled out; expanded
- продължителен (prodălžitelen)lasting longer; protracted
- обширен (obširen)having a large scope or range; extensive
Czech delší, prodloužený
- delšílonger in length or extension; elongated
- prodlouženýlonger in length or extension; elongated
- rozšířenýstretched out or pulled out; expanded
- rozlehlýstretched out or pulled out; expanded
Finnish pidennetty, ojennettu
- pidennettylonger in length or extension; elongated
- ojennettustretched out or pulled out; expanded
- pidennettylasting longer; protracted
- laajennettuhaving a large scope or range; extensive
German ausgedehnt, erweitert
- ausgedehntlonger in length or extension; elongated
- erweitertlonger in length or extension; elongated
- verlängertlonger in length or extension; elongated
- ausgedehntstretched out or pulled out; expanded
- ausgestrecktstretched out or pulled out; expanded
- herausgezogenstretched out or pulled out; expanded
- andauerndlasting longer; protracted
- langwieriglasting longer; protracted
- umfangreichhaving a large scope or range; extensive
- ausgedehntwider than usual
- breiterwider than usual
- erweitertwider than usual
Hindi विस्तारित, विस्तारित
- विस्तारित (vistārit)longer in length or extension; elongated
- विस्तारित (vistārit)stretched out or pulled out; expanded
Latin prōductus
- prōductuslasting longer; protracted
Māori auroa
- auroalasting longer; protracted
Russian продолгова́тый, вы́тянутый
- продолгова́тый (prodolgovátyj)longer in length or extension; elongated
- вы́тянутый (výtjanutyj)longer in length or extension; elongated
- удлинённый (udlinjónnyj)longer in length or extension; elongated
- протяжённый (protjažónnyj)longer in length or extension; elongated
- расши́ренный (rasšírennyj)stretched out or pulled out; expanded
- затяжно́й (zatjažnój)lasting longer; protracted
- продолжи́тельный (prodolžítelʹnyj)lasting longer; protracted
- обши́рный (obšírnyj)having a large scope or range; extensive
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with extended
Cite this entry
extended. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extended
“extended.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extended. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “extended,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extended.
Source: extended on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.