Synonyms for extensive
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Vast
vast, comprehensive, large, broad, ample, considerable, full, big, long, general, all-encompassing, sweeping, all-inclusive, all-embracing, across-the-board, capacious, spacious, blanket, roomy, panoptic, wide dated UK
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Definitions
- adj. 1
Having a great extent; covering a large area; vast.
Related words
- Word family
- extensively extensiveness extend extent
Example sentences
- broad A gang of three robbed the bank in broad daylight.
- vast Sami loved hiking in the vast Canadian wilderness.
- comprehensive Sami made a very comprehensive list of the items.
- ample Ten million yen will be ample for the project.
- common Who, that has common sense, would do such a thing?
- extended The extended handle on the fruit picker is sturdy.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| extensive | falling | |
| broad | steady | |
| vast | steady | |
| comprehensive | falling | |
| ample | falling | |
| common | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- big1
- 4 letters
- long1, full1, wide1, vast1
- 5 letters
- large1, broad1, ample2, roomy2
- 6 letters
- common2
- 7 letters
- general3, blanket2
- 8 letters
- extended3, sweeping2, spacious2, panoptic
- 9 letters
- capacious3
- 12 letters
- considerable5
- 13 letters
- comprehensive4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ample2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- étendu
- Italiano
- esteso
- Deutsch
- ausgedehnt