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more expansive

ADJECTIVE

broad, comprehensive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

extensive far-reaching inclusive wide-ranging

WEAK

all-embracing ample big dilatant elastic expanding expansile great large scopic scopious stretching thorough unrepressed unsuppressed voluminous wide widespread

Antonyms

STRONGEST

narrow

WEAK

limited quiet reserved silent

ADJECTIVE

talkative

Synonyms

STRONGEST

generous lavish

WEAK

affable communicative demonstrative easy effervescent effusive extroverted free friendly garrulous genial gregarious gushy liberal loquacious open outgoing sociable unconstrained uninhibited unreserved unrestrained warm

Antonyms

WEAK

limited narrow quiet reserved silent

Example Sentences

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To an outsider, it might seem like a gathering centered around a niche fixation, but within this world, fragrance is much more expansive.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

But their slide towards the Championship began long before that and could be traced back to the departure of David Moyes in 2024 as the club opted for a more expansive style of football.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

And Liaw’s status as a board member invites a more expansive list of reputation-related questions, he added.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

Some of the companies interested in bank acquisitions are after charters that would let them run more expansive operations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

“A code is similar: It’s a way to conceal a message. But a code can be more expansive, with word or phrase substitutions rather than individual letters.”

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman