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EXTENSIVE

1. [s] large in number or quantity (especially of discourse); "she took copious notes"; "extensive press coverage"; "a subject of voluminous legislation"

2. [s] having broad range or effect; "had extensive press coverage"; "far-reaching changes in the social structure"; "sweeping reforms"

3. [s] great in range or scope; "an extended vocabulary"; "surgeons with extended experience"; "extensive examples of picture writing"; "suffered extensive damage"; "a wide selection"

4. [s] large in spatial extent or range; "an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England"; "extended farm lands"

5. [a] of agriculture; increasing productivity by using large areas with minimal outlay and labor; "producing wheat under extensive conditions"; "agriculture of the extensive type"

similar words

1. [a] abundant

2. [a] comprehensive

3. [a] considerable

4. [a] large

5. [a] big

opposite words

1. [a] intensive

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