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Synonyms for extensive
ɪkˈstɛn sɪvex·ten·sive
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
extensive
Large denotes extension in more than one direction, and beyond the average of the class to which the object belongs; we speak of a large surface or a large solid, but of a long line; a large field, a large room, a large apple, etc. A large man is a man of more than ordinary size; a great man is a man of remarkable mental power. Big is a more emphatic word than large, but of less dignity. We do not say that George Washington was a big man.
Synonyms:
abundant, ample, big, broad, bulky, capacious, coarse, colossal, commodious, considerable, enormous, gigantic, grand, great, huge, immense, large, long, massive, spacious, vast, wideAntonyms:
brief, diminutive, inconsiderable, infinitesimal, insignificant, limited, little, mean, microscopic, minute, narrow, paltry, petty, scanty, short, slender, slight, small, tiny, trifling, trivial
Princeton's WordNet
extensive, extendedadjective
large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
"an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England"; "extended farm lands"; "surgeons with extended experience"; "they suffered extensive damage"
Synonyms:
protracted, extended, elongated, panoptic, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, lengthened, encompassing, broad, lengthy, all-embracing, across-the-board, prolonged, wide, drawn-out, blanket(a)Antonyms:
small, little, incomprehensive, intensive, noncomprehensiveacross-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket(a), broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wideadjective
broad in scope or content
"across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers"
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small, noncomprehensive, little, incomprehensive, intensiveextensiveadjective
of agriculture; increasing productivity by using large areas with minimal outlay and labor
"producing wheat under extensive conditions"; "agriculture of the extensive type"
Synonyms:
wide, extended, blanket(a), broad, across-the-board, encompassing, all-embracing, panoptic, all-inclusive, all-encompassingAntonyms:
incomprehensive, noncomprehensive, small, intensive, little
Dictionary of English Synonymes
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "extensive":
broad, wide, comprehensive, wide-ranging, widespread, vast, intensive, in-depth, large-scale, large, extended, thorough, far-reaching, exhaustive, extensively, detailed, broad-based, lengthy, long, extenso, massive, considerable, intense, abundant, ample, enlarged, expanded, significant, wide-range, substantial, huge, major, important, many, great, long-form, non-intensive
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#184 | many | |
#209 | great | |
#264 | long | |
#330 | big | |
#462 | large | |
#573 | important | |
#638 | major | |
#917 | wide | |
#1133 | huge | |
#1406 | significant | |
#1450 | grand | |
#1579 | detailed | |
#2154 | comprehensive | |
#2259 | extended | |
#3482 | extensive | |
#3516 | broad | |
#3754 | massive | |
#4434 | substantial | |
#4832 | expanded | |
#5438 | vast | |
#5953 | considerable | |
#6216 | intensive | |
#7174 | intense | |
#8121 | enormous | |
#8689 | widespread | |
#9815 | thorough | |
#10335 | spacious | |
#12544 | extensively | |
#12717 | abundant | |
#13086 | enlarged | |
#13357 | ample | |
#14064 | prolonged | |
#14475 | coarse | |
#14678 | lengthy | |
#15908 | immense | |
#16667 | gigantic | |
#19871 | exhaustive | |
#22281 | encompassing | |
#23873 | bulky | |
#27383 | colossal | |
#29652 | elongated | |
#36564 | protracted | |
#62956 | lengthened | |
#108253 | capacious | |
#140430 | commodious | |
#150634 | panoptic | |
#294762 | extenso |
How to use extensive in a sentence?
What's being set up now is extensive pretrial litigation, reconstruction of the case itself, reopening all of these avenues of investigation, reinterviewing everybody, transcribing and delivering all of the transcripts of all three trials, which will be approximately three to four months of testimony which has to be transcribed ... it's going to go on for quite a while.
We understand the concerns and questions that exist but are confident in the extensive work Andrew Berry and Andrew Berry staff have done to feel confident about Andrew Berry joining our organization, it was important for us to meet with Deshaun in person as part of our team’s evaluation process. We had a candid conversation regarding his approach to coming into our organization and community. I ’m looking forward to the opportunity to coach Deshaun. He is ready to put in the hard work needed to help our team improve and make a positive impact in our community.
Those in-depth conversations, the extensive evaluation process, Deshaun Watson dedication to being a great teammate and devotion to helping others within the NFL, within the community and through Deshaun Watson charitable initiatives provided the foundation for us to pursue Deshaun. We are confident in Deshaun and excited about moving forward with him as our quarterback and supporting his genuine and determined efforts. we look forward to having Deshaun as our starting quarterback. We have done extensive investigative, legal and reference work over the past several months to provide us with the appropriate information needed to make an informed decision about pursuing him and moving forward with him as our quarterback.
I remind all parties that the extensive destruction of property and the forcible transfer of protected people in an occupied territory are grave breaches of the Fourth Geneva Convention. While assuring that the humanitarian community stands ready to support all those who have been displaced or otherwise affected, I strongly reiterate our call to Israel to immediately halt unlawful demolitions.
We've also received allegations that Alabama Department of Public Health has failed to carry out their responsibilities to abate raw sewage conditions, thereby placing Black residents of Lowndes County at higher risk for disease, based on our careful and thorough review of those allegations and an extensive review of publicly available information, we find significant justification to open this investigation, now.
Translations for extensive
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- شاملArabic
- обширенBulgarian
- extensCatalan, Valencian
- rozsáhlýCzech
- ekstensivDanish
- umfangreichGerman
- εκτενήςGreek
- vastaEsperanto
- extensoSpanish
- وسیعPersian
- laaja, avaraFinnish
- étendu, extensifFrench
- vastoItalian
- ფართოGeorgian
- 광대한Korean
- takiraha, pārāweranuiMāori
- uitgebreidDutch
- omfangsrik, omfattendeNorwegian
- rozległyPolish
- extensivoPortuguese
- обширныйRussian
- विस्तीर्गSanskrit
- обширнийUkrainian
- 廣泛Chinese
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