Distend

7 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

To expand or swell outwards, becoming larger or wider under internal pressure.

“The patient's abdomen had begun to distend due to an accumulation of fluid.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

dis·tend

Related Words

Synonyms

dilate

Antonyms

contract shrink deflatecompress

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Wordle

Ends in END. DIS- prefix plus TEND. Contains I and E as vowels. -END is a predictable finish.

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Scrabble

Ends in -END which hooks with -S. Moderate tile value using all common letters.

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Shorter words formed from the letters in “distend”.

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