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Synonyms for extent

22 synonyms

noun

Most common

measure scope breadth expanse

All synonyms

Noun

measure, scope, extension, expanse, breadth, degree, depth, length, size, magnitude, deal, quantity, range, spread, reach, latitude, volume, purview, stretch, bulk, expansion, dimension

Definitions

n. 1
A range of values or locations.

Related words

Word family: extentless extend
Phrases: to an extent to some extent optical extent

Forms

Plural: extents → measures, scopes, extensions, expanses…

Example sentences

measure Gauges are used to measure the thickness of wire.
scope This subject is not within the scope of our study.
breadth He escaped being run over by a hair's breadth.
expanse The night was calm, the sea a vast expanse of black.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
extent		falling
measure		steady
scope		steady
breadth		steady
expanse		rising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters: deal¹, size¹, bulk¹
5 letters: range¹, reach¹, depth¹, scope¹
6 letters: degree², length¹, spread¹, volume²
7 letters: measure², stretch¹, breadth¹, expanse², purview²
8 letters: quantity³, latitude³
9 letters: extension³, expansion³, magnitude³, dimension³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (degree² = 2 syllables).