Extended meaning

What does “extended” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“extended” is an adjective with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: relatively long in duration; tediously protracted.

extended

relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
“a drawn-out argument”
“an extended discussion”
Synonymsdrawn-out lengthy prolonged protracted
fully extended or stretched forth
“an extended telescope”
“his extended legs reached almost across the small room”
Oppositesunextended
drawn out or made longer spatially
“Picasso's elongated Don Quixote”
“lengthened skirts are fashionable this year”
Synonymselongated lengthened prolonged
beyond the literal or primary sense
“`hot off the press' shows an extended sense of `hot'”
large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
“an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England”
“extended farm lands”
Synonymsextensive

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University