Definitions

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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They said: "All participants on MAFS, including Adrian, undergo extensive background checks including police checks."

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

Automation requires extensive repetition, making effortful tasks easier and less attentionally demanding, study co-authors said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

That distance creates extensive wiring requirements that can hinder performance and make large scale quantum computers more difficult to build.

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

The menu is extensive, including far more than what you’d typically find in Ethiopian restaurants stateside.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

“We have an extensive nonfiction section, which is sure to cover all kinds of cat health issues.”

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

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