extensive | ||
1. | [ adjective ] large in spatial extent or range | |
Synonyms: | extended | |
Examples: | "an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England" "extended farm lands" |
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Related terms: | large | |
2. | [ adjective ] having broad range or effect | |
Synonyms: | sweeping far-reaching | |
Examples: | "had extensive press coverage" "far-reaching changes in the social structure" "sweeping reforms" |
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Related terms: | comprehensive | |
3. | [ adjective ] large in number or quantity (especially of discourse) | |
Synonyms: | voluminous copious | |
Examples: | "she took copious notes" "extensive press coverage" "a subject of voluminous legislation" |
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Related terms: | abundant | |
4. | [ adjective ] having broad range or effect | |
Synonyms: | sweeping far-reaching | |
Examples: | "had extensive press coverage" "far-reaching changes in the social structure" "sweeping reforms" |
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Related terms: | comprehensive | |
5. | [ adjective ] great in range or scope | |
Synonyms: | extended wide | |
Examples: | "an extended vocabulary" "surgeons with extended experience" "extensive examples of picture writing" "suffered extensive damage" "a wide selection" |
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Related terms: | considerable | |
6. | [ adjective ] of agriculture; increasing productivity by using large areas with minimal outlay and labor | |
Examples: | "producing wheat under extensive conditions" "agriculture of the extensive type" |
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Related terms: | intensive | |
Similar spelling: |
extensively extensile extensible extension extensional extensor extended extenuate extent extend extendible extendable |