expanded \expanded\ adj. increased in extent or size or bulk or scope. Opposite of {contracted}. [Narrower terms: {blown-up, enlarged}; {dilated}; {distended, swollen}; {inflated}] [WordNet 1.5] 2. (Printnig) wider than usual for a particular height; -- of printers' type. Contrasted with {condensed}. Syn: extended. [WordNet 1.5]