Synonyms for Extensive & Similar Words
Definition of extensive
- adjective
- large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity; "an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England"; "extended farm lands"; "surgeons with extended experience"; "they suffered extensive damage"
- broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers"
- of agriculture; increasing productivity by using large areas with minimal outlay and labor; "producing wheat under extensive conditions"; "agriculture of the extensive type"
9 synonyms found
Writing tips for "extensive"
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"Extensive" in song lyrics
See how extensive is used in real songs:
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"that's extensive"
Aceyalone — Anywhere You Go -
"Plus the larynx hatch, extensive"
Analog Brothers — 2005 -
"Incentive: soul search the whole earth extensive"
(Bizzy Bone f/) Mr. Majesty — Mr. Majesty II