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- pronunciation:
- ihk
sten
sihv
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
having great reach or extension.
Chile has an extensive border with Argentina.Britain had extensive influence over the entire Indian subcontinent.The professor's knowledge of her subject is remarkably extensive.
- synonyms:
- extended, far-reaching, sweeping, wide, widespread
- similar words:
- broad, expansive, far-flung, fulsome
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| definition 2: |
very large in quantity or size.
The company has extensive property holdings in the downtown area.The museum has an extensive collection of Egyptian artifacts.- synonyms:
- immense, vast
- similar words:
- capacious, considerable, copious, great, large, substantial
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| definition 3: |
thorough or full.
These claims are based on extensive research into the safety and efficacy of the drug.- synonyms:
- comprehensive, exhaustive, thoroughgoing
- similar words:
- complete, full, global, inclusive, thorough, vast
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| related words: |
ample, big, bulky, commodious, comprehensive, deep, enormous, exhaustive, heavy, long, mighty, prevalent, prodigious, profound, radical, spacious, sweeping, wide |
adverb + (adj.)extensive
fairly, more, most
(adj.)extensive
+ noun
analysis,
array,
background,
bibliography,
catalog,
check,
cleanup,
collection,
consultation,
contact,
cooperation,
correspondence,
counseling,
coverage,
damage,
data,
database,
discussion,
documentation,
evaluation,
examination,
experience,
expertise,
exposure,
fieldwork,
flooding,
holding,
interview,
inventory,
investigation,
involvement,
knowledge,
library,
list,
literature,
measurement,
menu,
modification,
monitoring,
network,
observation,
outreach,
participation,
planning,
preparation,
questionnaire,
rehabilitation,
renovation,
repair,
reporting,
research,
review,
revision,
sampling,
search,
selection,
study,
surgery,
survey,
testing,
therapy,
training,
travel,
use,
vocabulary,
wine
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| derivations: |
extensively (adv.), extensiveness (n.) |
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