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[ adjective ] large in spatial extent or range
Synonyms Examples "an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England" "extended farm lands" Used in print (H. A. Gleason, "Review of African language studies...)These things have been disseminated by other means , but always in the wake of extensive publication of analytic results . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] having broad range or effect
Synonyms Examples "had extensive press coverage" "far-reaching changes in the social structure" "sweeping reforms" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] large in number or quantity (especially of discourse)
Synonyms Examples "she took copious notes" "extensive press coverage" "a subject of voluminous legislation" Used in print (87th Congress, 1st Session. Congressional Record....)You can see it , for_example , in the extensive efforts President_Kennedy has made to enlist solid bipartisan support for his actions toward both Cuba and Laos ; efforts , as I see it , which are being directed , by_the_way , toward support for future actions , not for those already past . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] having broad range or effect
Synonyms Examples "had extensive press coverage" "far-reaching changes in the social structure" "sweeping reforms" Used in print (Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)As he points_out , a religious group cannot exist without a collective credo , and the more extensive the credo , the more unified and strong is the group . The credo unifies and socializes men by attaching them completely to an identical body of doctrine ; the more extensive and firm the body of doctrine , the firmer the group . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] great in range or scope
Examples "an extended vocabulary" "surgeons with extended experience" "extensive examples of picture writing" "suffered extensive damage" "a wide selection" Used in print (Mr. America, 4:6...)Indeed , a lighter weight works much better because a greater , more extensive split can be_performed . (Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)In all_of this extensive and expensive effort , the camera was downgraded to the status of recording instrument for art_work produced elsewhere by the actor or by the author . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] of agriculture; increasing productivity by using large areas with minimal outlay and labor
Examples "producing wheat under extensive conditions" "agriculture of the extensive type" Related terms |
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