Antonyms for expanse
ɪkˈspænsex·panse

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.2 / 6 votes

1. expanse

   Antonyms:
   limit, enclosure, confine, bound

   Synonyms:
   vast, void, space, breadth

Matched Categories

1. • Extent
   • Range
   • Space

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. sweep, expansenoun

   a wide scope

   "the sweep of the plains"

   Synonyms:
   surface area, sweep, sweep oar, slam, area, end run, chimneysweep, chimneysweeper

2. area, expanse, surface areanoun

   the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary

   "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area"

   Synonyms:
   surface area, domain, country, sweep, arena, sphere, region, field, orbit, area

3. expansenoun

   a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky

   Synonyms:
   surface area, sweep, area

How to use expanse in a sentence?

1. Kittredge Cherry:

   Once you love someone, that love lasts forever in the universe. Love never ends. Satan’s big lie was that hatred, fear, sin, and death can sometimes conquer love. No. Time makes them fade, while love endures forever. Love—love in any form whatsoever, any love that is ever loved—remains and is gradually filling the vast expanse of the universe.

2. Gary Schuler:

   A classic emerald cut like this one allows for a wide expanse of pure material to be viewed without the distraction of a more complex facet arrangement, it's almost like looking at the glimmer of a reflecting pool.

3. Thomas Graziano:

   This is the broadest expanse of area in the United States that weve projected with an elevated risk that I can remember, is this the perfect storm? I dont know.

4. Unknown:

   Fishing gives you a sense of where you fit in the sceme of things - Your place in the universe...I, mean, here I am, one small guy with a fishing pole on this vast beach and out there in the blue expanse of ocean are these hundreds of millions of fish...laughing at me.

5. Roisin Lavelle:

   It's lovely, mostly all you see is waves and rocks, so it has been been really lovely to see a big expanse of sand.

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