Synonyms for extensive
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ik-sten-siv |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪkˈstɛn sɪv |
Top 10 synonyms for extensive Other synonyms for the word extensive
- across the board
- all-encompassing
- all-inclusive
- big
- blanket
- boundless
- capacious
- commodious
- comprising
- extended
- far-flung
- general
- great
- hefty
- inclusive
- indiscriminate
- long
- prevalent
- protracted
- roomy
- scopic
- scopious
- sizable
- spacious
- sweeping
- unexclusive
- universal
- unrestricted
- vast
- voluminous
- wall to wall
- wholesale
- wide
- wide-ranging
- widespread
Définition of extensive
Origin :- "vast, far-reaching;" c.1600 of immaterial, c.1700 of material things; from Late Latin extensivus, from extens-, past participle stem of Latin extendere (see extend). Earlier in a medical sense, "characterized by swelling" (early 15c.). Related: Extensively; extensiveness.
- adj far-reaching, thorough
- Was it found necessary to civilize a wild and extensive province?
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- From it, the view westward was not so extensive as I expected.
- Extract from : « Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia » by Thomas Mitchell
- Their noon meal is long since over; and their larder is not—is not—extensive.
- Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington
- It was not the most extensive of these gardens which the more deeply impressed his heart.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- This establishment was immediately enlarged to do an extensive business.
- Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin
- We know only too well that John V. has been making the most extensive preparations.
- Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka
- So he was brought to a spot surrounded by extensive buildings.
- Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
- In Brazil the diggings were not so extensive nor so rich as in this state.
- Extract from : « Hittel on Gold Mines and Mining » by John S. Hittell
- Of these the Lygians are most numerous and extensive, and spread into several communities.
- Extract from : « Tacitus on Germany » by Tacitus
- It was the center of extensive coal-mining and steel industry.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) » by Various
Antonyms for extensive
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