expanding

1. extend in one or more directionsExamples: "The dough expands"Synonyms: expand, spread outAntonyms: contract

2. become larger in size or volume or quantityExamples: "his business expanded rapidly"Synonyms: expand

3. make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantityExamples: "expand the house by adding another wing"Synonyms: expand

4. grow vigorouslyExamples: "The deer population in this town is thriving"; "business is booming"Synonyms: boom, expand, flourish, thrive

5. exaggerate or make biggerExamples: "The charges were inflated"Synonyms: amplify, blow up, expand, inflate

6. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writingExamples: "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"Synonyms: dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh outAntonyms: contract