Meanings
comparative more outstretched · superlative most outstretched
- Extended or stretched out.
They ran towards each other with arms outstretched, and the credits rolled.
1 more example
After Gervinho had been brilliantly denied an early shot on goal by Mats Hummels' outstretched boot, the German champions made a mockery of their fourth-seeding in this season's group-stage draw.
2011 September 13, Sam Lyon, “Borussia Dortmund 1 - 1 Arsenal”, in BBC
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of outstretch
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivefully extended especially in length
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian разперен
- разперен (razperen)extended or stretched out
Danish udstrakt
- udstraktextended or stretched out
Esperanto etendita
- etenditaextended or stretched out
Finnish ojossa, ojolla
- ojossaextended or stretched out
- ojollaextended or stretched out
- ojollaanextended or stretched out
Māori tāwhangawhanga
- tāwhangawhangaextended or stretched out
Polish wyprężony
- wyprężonyextended or stretched out
Russian распростёртый
- распростёртый (rasprostjórtyj)extended or stretched out
Swedish utsträckt
- utsträcktextended or stretched out
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with outstretched
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outstretched. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outstretched
“outstretched.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outstretched. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outstretched,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outstretched.
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