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more expansive

ADJECTIVE

broad, comprehensive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

extensive far-reaching inclusive wide-ranging

WEAK

all-embracing ample big dilatant elastic expanding expansile great large scopic scopious stretching thorough unrepressed unsuppressed voluminous wide widespread

Antonyms

STRONGEST

narrow

WEAK

limited quiet reserved silent

ADJECTIVE

talkative

Synonyms

STRONGEST

generous lavish

WEAK

affable communicative demonstrative easy effervescent effusive extroverted free friendly garrulous genial gregarious gushy liberal loquacious open outgoing sociable unconstrained uninhibited unreserved unrestrained warm

Antonyms

WEAK

limited narrow quiet reserved silent

Example Sentences

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And Liaw’s status as a board member invites a more expansive list of reputation-related questions, he added.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

Now, there’s a chance to take a more expansive approach, Chen said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Lewandowski has taken on a much more expansive role than the status typically allows, directing personnel and contracting and handling classified information.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

That album was Thin White Road - recorded at Black Bay Studio on the Isle of Lewis, and featuring a much more expansive sound than before, with a full band.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

“A code is similar: It’s a way to conceal a message. But a code can be more expansive, with word or phrase substitutions rather than individual letters.”

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman