Synonyms of distending

distending

verb

present participle of distend

as in swelling

to make or become larger especially because of pressure from inside

The illness can cause the stomach to distend.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• swelling
• expanding
• increasing
• inflating
• dilating
• enlarging
• augmenting
• accelerating
• multiplying
• amplifying
• extending
• intensifying
• escalating
• developing
• stoking
• stretching
• adding (to)
• elongating
• lengthening
• compounding
• upping
• jumping
• aggrandizing
• spiking
• boosting
• strengthening
• prolonging
• booming
• enhancing
• skyrocketing
• heightening
• blowing up
• protracting
• hyping
• raising
• pumping up
• reinforcing
• building up
• supersizing
• reenforcing
• supplementing
• complementing
• bumping (up)
• magnifying
• drawing out
• ratcheting (up)
• accumulating
• maximizing
• fleshing (out)
• racheting (up)
• amassing
• collecting
• beefing (up)
• following up
• parlaying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shortening
• curtailing
• compressing
• abridging
• constricting
• contracting
• condensing
• abbreviating
• reducing
• decreasing
• diminishing
• retrenching
• lowering
• cutting back
• lessening
• dwindling
• downsizing
• subtracting (from)
• abating
• minifying
• de-escalating