English word

Extensive

Definitions

adjective

  1. having wide or considerable extent
  2. extensional
  3. of, relating to, or constituting farming in which large areas of land are utilized with minimum outlay and labor

Synonyms for extensive

Closest evidence-backed alternatives.

  • broad
  • comprehensive
  • wide
  • sweeping
  • widespread
  • deep
  • expansive
  • extended
  • elaborate
  • large
  • considerable
  • prevalent
  • substantial
  • painstaking
  • pervasive
  • vast
  • general
  • boundless
  • full
  • great

Synonyms by context

Large in amount or scale

adjective

  • thorough
  • complete
  • universal

Covering or affecting a large area

adjective

  • spacious
  • sizeable
  • ample
  • capacious
  • commodious
  • immense

Profuse, abundant, or vast in quantity or number

adjective

  • copious
  • abundant
  • plentiful
  • profuse
  • bountiful
  • plenteous
  • lavish
  • generous
  • rich

Antonyms for extensive

  • confined
  • incomplete
  • insignificant
  • limited
  • narrow
  • rare
  • tiny
  • exclusive
  • finite
  • miniature
  • individual
  • little
  • basic
  • restricted
  • tight
  • partial
  • small
  • deficient
  • cramped
  • insufficient

Opposite of large in amount or scale

  • limited
  • exclusive
  • insignificant
  • restricted
  • little
  • short
  • small
  • deficient
  • inadequate
  • insufficient

Opposite of covering or affecting a large area

  • confined
  • constricted
  • narrow
  • tight
  • circumscribed
  • compact
  • cramp
  • cramped

Opposite of prevalent over a whole place, community, country, or the world, especially of a disease

Phrases

  • 100 percent
  • across the board
  • all in
  • all over the country
  • at length
  • big picture
  • broad in content
  • closed in
  • few and far between
  • from a to z
  • from Land's End to John O'Groats
  • fun size
  • hardly any
  • hemmed in
  • hook line and sinker
  • including all categories
  • including all members
  • in depth
  • in detail
  • in short supply
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