/ Thesaurus / S Synonyms of stretch out Find synonyms for: Verb1. unfold, stretch, stretch out, extend, change shape, change form, deformusage: extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna"2. stretch, stretch out, lie down, lieusage: lie down comfortably; "To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass"3. exsert, stretch out, put out, extend, hold out, stretch forth, gesticulate, gesture, motionusage: thrust or extend out; "He held out his hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting"4. stretch, stretch out, moveusage: extend one's body or limbs; "Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours"5. crane, stretch out, stretch, extendusage: stretch (the neck) so as to see better; "The women craned their necks to see the President drive by"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: menagerie Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language