extensive

[ik-sten-siv] / ɪkˈstɛn sɪv /

ADJECTIVE

far-reaching, thorough

Synonyms

STRONGEST

broad comprehensive considerable expanded huge large large-scale lengthy major pervasive protracted sweeping vast voluminous wide-ranging

WEAK

across the board all-encompassing all-inclusive big blanket boundless capacious commodious comprising extended far-flung general great hefty inclusive indiscriminate long prevalent roomy scopic scopious sizable spacious unexclusive universal unrestricted wall-to-wall wholesale wide widespread

Antonyms

STRONGEST

exclusive insignificant limited little miniature narrow slight small tiny unimportant

WEAK

restricted short uncomprehensive

Example Sentences

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Federal prosecutors said “extensive measures” were used by Liaw and others to keep the “scheme” a secret.

From MarketWatch

Navy assumed that Tehran might block this choke point for weeks if the laying of mines wasn’t extensive.

From The Wall Street Journal

Qatar said Iranian attacks caused extensive damage at Ras Laffan, which usually produces as much as a fifth of global LNG supply.

From The Wall Street Journal

This makes it the most extensive and evidence-based set of resistance training recommendations to date.

From Science Daily

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