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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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