Synonyms for extent
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ik-stent |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪkˈstɛnt |
Top 10 synonyms for extent Other synonyms for the word extent
- admeasurement
- ambit
- amplitude
- area
- bounds
- bulk
- capaciousness
- compass
- dimensions
- elbowroom
- expanse
- extension
- leeway
- limit
- mass
- neighborhood
- orbit
- order
- period of time
- play
- proliferation
- proportions
- purview
- radius
- reach
- scope
- size
- space
- spaciousness
- span
- sphere
- stretch
- sweep
- term
- territory
- time
- tract
- tune
- vicinity
- volume
- wideness
- width
Définition of extent
Origin :- early 14c., from Anglo-French extente, Old French estente "valuation of land, stretch of land," from fem. past participle of Old French extendre "extend," from Latin extendere (see extend). Meaning "degree to which something extends" is from 1590s.
- noun range, magnitude
- It is curious to note the extent to which the unexpected has come about.
- Extract from : « 'Tis Sixty Years Since » by Charles Francis Adams
- Could they have outridden the gelding to such an extent as that?
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- You who knew her will realize the depth and extent of my bereavement.
- Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
- The strong are strong because of harmony with God, at least to some extent.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- To the extent of his means he would do what money could to console her!
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- He went on speaking with obvious enjoyment of the extent to which his knowledge reached.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- Then, he made a great effort, and controlled his emotion to some extent.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- This to some extent impairs the conductivity of the circuit.
- Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 433, April 19, 1884 » by Various
- At least to this extent, then, Shakespeare used Marlowe in depicting Richard's character.
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- The extent of land is reckoned not by acreage, but by the heads of cattle it will keep.
- Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
Antonyms for extent
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