extensive
/iks'tensiv/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Covering a large area; having a wide scope or range: Refers to something that is large in spatial extent, scope, or quantity.
- Thorough and detailed; comprehensive: Describes something that is done in a detailed and all-encompassing manner.
- (Of agriculture) Using large areas of land with minimal input per unit area: A method of farming that relies on using more land rather than intensive labor or capital.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- The fire caused extensive damage to the forest. (The fire caused damage over a very large area.)
- She conducted extensive research for her thesis. (She conducted very thorough and detailed research.)
- This region is known for extensive farming of cattle. (This region uses large areas of land for raising cattle with minimal labor per acre.)
Advanced Usage
- "Extensive knowledge/experience": Refers to a broad and comprehensive understanding or a large amount of practical experience in a field.
- The consultant has extensive experience in corporate finance.
- "Extensive network/system": Describes a large, widespread, and interconnected structure.
- The company built an extensive distribution network across the continent.
Variants and Related Words
- Extensively (adverb): In a way that covers a large area or scope; thoroughly.
- The topic was discussed extensively in the meeting.
- Extensiveness (noun): The quality or state of being extensive.
- The extensiveness of the library's collection is impressive.
Synonyms
- Wide: Having a great extent from side to side; broad.
- Broad: Covering a wide scope; not limited or narrow.
- Comprehensive: Including all or nearly all elements or aspects of something.
- Sweeping: Extending over a large area; wide-ranging.
Antonyms
- Limited: Restricted in size, amount, or extent.
- Narrow: Of small width; limited in scope.
- Intensive: Concentrated on a single area or subject; (in agriculture) aiming for high production from a small area using high inputs.
Related Phrases
- Extensive reading: Reading a large number of texts broadly to gain general understanding, as opposed to intensive, detailed reading of a few texts.
- The language course encourages extensive reading outside of class.
- Extensive margin: An economic term referring to increasing output by using more resources (like land), as opposed to the intensive margin (using existing resources more efficiently).
- The farm's growth was achieved on the extensive margin by acquiring more land.
Adjective
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of agriculture; increasing productivity by using large areas with minimal outlay and labor
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producing wheat under extensive conditions
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agriculture of the extensive type
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broad in scope or content
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across-the-board pay increases
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an all-embracing definition
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blanket sanctions against human-rights violators
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an invention with broad applications
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a panoptic study of Soviet nationality- T.G.Winner
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granted him wide powers
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large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
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an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England
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extended farm lands
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surgeons with extended experience
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they suffered extensive damage
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