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expansive
adjective
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Divide expansive into syllables:

ex · pan · sive

How to pronounce expansive:

Definition of expansive:

expansive (adjective):
having a capacity or a tendency to expand
able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion.

Synonyms for expansive:

spaciouscomprehensivedeepwidespreadbroadwideextensivegeneralfar-reachinginflatable

Antonyms for expansive:

topicallimitedminimalclosequietleaninadequatemeasuredtightreduced
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