English Synonym Finder

dilated

Definitions

Made wider, larger, or more open.

Expanded or stretched out in size or volume.

Examples

The doctor used eye drops to ensure my pupils were fully dilated for the examination.

Her nostrils dilated as she took a deep breath of the crisp mountain air.

The blood vessels in his skin dilated, causing him to flush with heat.

Synonyms

expanded enlarged widened distended swollen stretched bloated

Antonyms

contracted narrowed constricted shrunken shriveled compressed tightened