Definition of EXTENSIVE

extensive

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

  • large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
    • "an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England"
    • "they suffered extensive damage"
  • broad in scope or content; ; ; ; ; - T.G.Winner

Adjective

  • of agriculture; increasing productivity by using large areas with minimal outlay and labor
    • "producing wheat under extensive conditions"
    • "agriculture of the extensive type"

Adj

  • Having a great extent; covering a large area; vast.
  • Considerable in amount.
  • Serving to extend or lengthen; characterized by extension.
  • Having a combined system entropy that equals the sum of the entropies of the independent systems.

Origin / Etymology

From late Middle English, borrowed from Late Latin extensīvus, from Latin extensus.

Synonyms

across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, broad, encompassing, extended, panoptic, wide

Antonyms

intensive

Scrabble Score: 19

extensive is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
extensive is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
extensive is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

extensive is a valid Words With Friends word