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- DictionaryEx·ten·sive/ikˈstensiv/
adjective
- 1. covering or affecting a large area: "an extensive garden"
- 2. (of agriculture) obtaining a relatively small crop from a large area with a minimum of attention and expense: "extensive farming techniques"
Learn the meaning of extensive as an adjective, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Extensive means having wide or considerable extent, or relating to farming with large areas of land.
Learn the meaning of extensive as an adjective that describes something covering a large area or having a great range. See synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples from various sources.
Extensive means covering a large area or having a great range. It can be used as an adjective or a synonym for across-the-board, blanket, or greater than the average size or amount. See examples, synonyms, and pronunciation of extensive in British and American English.
Extensive means of great extent, wide, broad, or covering a large area. It can also mean comprehensive, thorough, or far-reaching. See the origin, antonyms, and related words for extensive.
When something is far-reaching or expansive it is extensive. When your friend knows every single place and time that his favorite band has played any given song, he has extensive knowledge of that band. Use the adjective extensive for something that goes on and on and on.
Learn the meaning of extensive as an adjective and an adverb, with examples and translations. Extensive means large in amount or size, or travelling widely.
Definition of extensive adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
