extensive[adjective]Synonyms: wide, broad, far-flung, far-reaching, large-scale, pervasive, spacious, vast, voluminous, widespread
Contrasted words: circumscribed, constricted, limited, narrow, restricted, unextended, little, small
Related Words: comprehensive,
general,
inclusive,
far-reaching,
far-spreading,
spacious,
wide-ranging,
all-encompassing,
all-inclusive,
blanket,
boundless,
indiscriminate,
unrestricted,
wholesale [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ex‧ten‧sive W3 /ɪkˈstensɪv/
adjective1. large in size, amount, or degree:
The house stands in extensive grounds. Fire has caused extensive damage to the island’s forests. the extensive use of pesticides2. containing or dealing with a lot of information and details:
Extensive research is being done into the connection between the disease and poor living conditions. The exhibition has received extensive coverage in the national press.—extensively adverb:
As a student, he travelled extensively in the Middle East. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲