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extensive
adjective
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Divide extensive into syllables:

ex · ten · sive

How to pronounce extensive:

Definition of extensive:

extensive (adjective):
covering a large area
having wide or considerable extent
large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity.

Synonyms for extensive:

broad
capacious
commodious
comprehensive
considerable
deep
expansive
extended
far-reaching
general
large
spacious
substantial
sweeping
wide
wide-ranging
widespread

Antonyms for extensive:

abbreviated
abridged
absent
baby
bantam
bare
basic
bitty
bounded
brief
broken
calculable
certain
checked
circumscribed
close
close-minded
closed
closed in
compact
concentrated
conditional
confined
congested
constrained
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