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more extensive

ADJECTIVE

far-reaching, thorough

Synonyms

STRONGEST

broad comprehensive considerable expanded huge large large-scale lengthy major pervasive protracted sweeping vast voluminous wide-ranging

WEAK

across the board all-encompassing all-inclusive big blanket boundless capacious commodious comprising extended far-flung general great hefty inclusive indiscriminate long prevalent roomy scopic scopious sizable spacious unexclusive universal unrestricted wall to wall wholesale wide widespread

Antonyms

STRONGEST

exclusive insignificant limited little miniature narrow slight small tiny unimportant

WEAK

restricted short uncomprehensive

Example Sentences

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For economists looking on, the budgetary measures present a ray of hope that a more extensive reform agenda is taking shape—one that will boost the economy’s ability to grow faster without fueling inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Over time, and after even more extensive review of safety data, the agency changed some of these restrictions.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

In addition, patients who had more extensive resurfacing regained only about 7 pounds and kept more than 80% of their weight loss.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

It warned it had "insufficient funds" to deliver a far more extensive plan to restore the landscape, which had previously been agreed.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Her eyes were the same deep-set smiles as her son’s, with more extensive deltas of creases at the corners.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor