Extensive — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity

broad in scope or content; ; ; ; ; - T.G.Winner

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛkstˈɛnsɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛkstˈɛnsɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛkstˈɛnsɪv/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛkstˈɛnsɪv/.

Examples

an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England
extended farm lands
surgeons with extended experience

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

extended all-inclusive panoptic across-the-board encompassing blanket all-embracing all-encompassing wide broad

Antonyms

intensive

Parts of Speech

adjective	large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity “an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England”
adjective	broad in scope or content; ; ; ; ; - T.G.Winner “across-the-board pay increases”
adjective	of agriculture; increasing productivity by using large areas with minimal outlay and labor “producing wheat under extensive conditions”

Word Forms

extensiveness	noun	large or extensive in breadth or importance or comprehensiveness
extend	verb	extend in scope or range or area
wideness	noun	unusual largeness in size or extent or number

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

umfangreich

groß in räumlicher Ausdehnung oder Reichweite oder Umfang oder Menge

🇫🇷French

extensif

grande en étendue spatiale, en portée, en portée ou en quantité

🇪🇸Spanish

extenso

grande en extensión espacial o rango o alcance o cantidad

🇮🇹Italian

ampio

grande in estensione spaziale, portata, ambito o quantità

🇳🇱Dutch

uitgebreid

groot in ruimtelijke omvang of reikwijdte of reikwijdte of hoeveelheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

extenso

grande em extensão espacial ou alcance ou escopo ou quantidade

🇷🇺Russian

обширный

большой по пространственной протяженности или диапазону, или объему, или количеству

India

🇮🇳Hindi

व्यापक

स्थानिक विस्तार या सीमा या दायरे या मात्रा में बड़ा

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্যাপক

স্থানিক ব্যাপ্তি বা পরিসর বা সুযোগ বা পরিমাণে বড়

🇮🇳Tamil

விரிவான

இடஞ்சார்ந்த அளவு அல்லது வரம்பு அல்லது நோக்கம் அல்லது அளவு ஆகியவற்றில் பெரியது

🇮🇳Telugu

విస్తృతమైన

ప్రాదేశిక పరిధి లేదా పరిధి లేదా పరిధి లేదా పరిమాణంలో పెద్దది

🇮🇳Marathi

विस्तृत

अवकाशीय व्याप्ती किंवा श्रेणी किंवा व्याप्ती किंवा प्रमाणात मोठे

🇮🇳Gujarati

વ્યાપક

અવકાશી હદ અથવા શ્રેણી અથવા અવકાશ અથવા જથ્થામાં મોટું

🇮🇳Kannada

ವ್ಯಾಪಕ

ಪ್ರಾದೇಶಿಕ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಮಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ದೊಡ್ಡದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിപുലമായ

സ്പേഷ്യൽ വ്യാപ്തിയിലോ പരിധിയിലോ വ്യാപ്തിയിലോ അളവിലോ വലുത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਆਪਕ

ਸਥਾਨਿਕ ਹੱਦ ਜਾਂ ਸੀਮਾ ਜਾਂ ਸਕੋਪ ਜਾਂ ਮਾਤਰਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੱਡਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

وسیع

مقامی حد یا حد یا دائرہ کار یا مقدار میں بڑا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

广泛的

空间范围或范围或范围或数量大

🇯🇵Japanese

広範囲にわたる

空間的な範囲、範囲、範囲、または量が大きい

🇰🇷Korean

광범위한

공간적 범위나 범위, 범위나 양이 크다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

rộng rãi

lớn về phạm vi hoặc phạm vi không gian hoặc phạm vi hoặc số lượng

🇹🇭Thai

กว้างขวาง

มีขนาดใหญ่ในขอบเขตหรือขอบเขตหรือขอบเขตหรือปริมาณ

🇮🇩Indonesian

luas

besar dalam cakupan atau jangkauan spasial atau ruang lingkup atau kuantitas

🇵🇭Filipino

malawak

malaki sa spatial na lawak o saklaw o saklaw o dami

🇲🇾Malay

meluas

besar dalam takat atau julat spatial atau skop atau kuantiti

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شاسِع

كبيرة في المدى المكاني أو النطاق أو النطاق أو الكمية

🇮🇷Persian

گسترده

بزرگ از نظر وسعت یا محدوده مکانی یا دامنه یا کمیت

🇹🇷Turkish

yaygın

mekansal kapsam veya aralık veya kapsam veya miktar bakımından büyük

🇮🇱Hebrew

נִרחָב

גדול בהיקף או בטווח או בהיקף או בכמות

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The primary meaning of 'extensive' is 'large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity'.

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Using 'extensive' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'extensive' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'extensive' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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