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Definitions for Extensive
[1] of great extent; wide; broad: an extensive area.
[2] covering or extending over a great area: extensive travels.
[3] far-reaching; comprehensive; thorough: extensive knowledge.
[4] lengthy: an extensive journey.
[5] great in amount, number, or degree: an extensive fortune; extensive political influence.
[6] of or having extension: Space is extensive, time durational.
[7] noting or pertaining to a system of agriculture involving the use or cultivation of large areas of land with a minimum of labor and expense (opposed to intensive).
[8] having a large extent, area, scope, degree, etc; vast extensive deserts ; an extensive inheritance
[9] widespread extensive coverage in the press
[10] agriculture involving or farmed with minimum expenditure of capital or labour, esp depending on a large area of land Compare intensive (def. 3)
[11] physics of or relating to a property, measurement, etc, of a macroscopic system that is proportional to the size of the system heat is an extensive property Compare intensive (def. 7)
[12] logic of or relating to logical extension (of a definition) in terms of the objects to which the term applies rather than its meaning
Words related to Extensive
pervasive, huge, lengthy, large-scale, comprehensive, protracted, major, voluminous, large, broad, sweeping, considerable, vast, expanded, wide-ranging, all-inclusive, big, blanket, boundless, capacious
Words nearby Extensive
extension rule, extension tube, extensional, extensionality, extensity, extensive, extensometer, extensor, extensor muscle of fingers, extensor muscle of index finger, extensor muscle of little finger
Origin of Extensive
1375–1425; late Middle English < Late Latin extēnsīvus, equivalent to Latin extēns(us ) (past participle of extendere to extend) + -īvus -ive
Other words from Extensive
ex·ten·sive·ly , adverb
ex·ten·sive·ness , ex·ten·siv·i·ty [ek-sten-siv -i-tee, ik-] /ˌɛk stɛnˈsɪv ɪ ti, ɪk-/ , noun
non·ex·ten·sive , adjective
non·ex·ten·sive·ly , adverb
non·ex·ten·sive·ness , noun
pre·ex·ten·sive , adjective
pre·ex·ten·sive·ly , adverb
Synonyms for Extensive
broad, comprehensive, considerable, expanded, huge, large, large-scale, lengthy, major, pervasive, protracted, sweeping, vast, voluminous, wide-ranging, across the board, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, big, blanket, boundless, capacious, commodious, comprising, extended, far-flung, general, great, hefty, inclusive, indiscriminate, long, prevalent, roomy, scopic, scopious, sizable, spacious, unexclusive, universal, unrestricted, wall to wall, wholesale, wide, widespread