extensiveness
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7.5
- noun
- /ɪkˈstɛnsɪvnəs/
:
extensividad
- The newspaper appeals to its audience because of the familiarity of its content and the extensiveness of its scribe network.
- extensiveness and originality
- extensiveness and flexibility
- musical extensiveness
Examples
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Viewing the end product of the year's work of a large organization, it is easy to overlook the extensiveness of the effort.
Academic text (1991) -
"Students will not grasp the collision of cultures without understanding the extensiveness and complexity of the societies of pre-Columbian America and West Africa."
Academic text (1996) -
Children, I have proposed, deserve their own theology of liberation given the extensiveness of their suffering throughout the world.
Academic text (1992) -
Unfortunately, other factors obstruct such reclamation; among them are the extensiveness of the disruption and the poverty of material and human resources.
Academic text (1990) -
Socioreligious rank in Oyotunji seems to be allocated on the basis of seniority of initiation and extensiveness of training.
Academic text (1991) -
Stone tools, even with the assistance of fire, are not an efficient means of clearing forest lands; the extensiveness of swidden agriculture may have awaited the introduction of steel tools by Europeans.
Academic text (1992) -
As explained in Part 1, the extensiveness of the NIST SP 800-171 security standards may make it difficult for DoD contractors to comply by December 31, 2017.
Academic text (2017) -
The extensiveness of the rainforest makes it one of the most biodiverse regions on the planet.
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The project highlighted the extensiveness of the changes needed to improve community health.
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Scientists are studying the extensiveness of the ocean's depths to understand marine life better.
Synonyms
685
2.3
How large or serious something is
15
3.8
Great size or amount that feels almost endless
13
8.1
A very large size or amount
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4.1
A complete account that covers all main parts
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6.8
A very large size or amount
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2.8
The size or importance of something
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1.9
A very large size that is much bigger than normal
1
6.6
Covering all or most important parts
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3.7
A very large size or amount, like a mountain
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3.2
A great physical size, like a tree or hall
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8.2
A large amount of something that is hard to deal with
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2.5
Great width of a place like a road or river
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7.0
A large, wide area or an idea that seems impressive
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2.2
A large distance or range across something
How large or wide something is and how far it reaches
A great physical size or a large amount
A situation where there is plenty of space or a large amount, for example a big garden
A very large size or amount that feels endless
Very large size or amount
Great physical size or fullness, for example a very large book
Antonyms
How Extensive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Extensiveness comes from the verb extend and the ending -ness, and extend means 'to stretch out'. Think of something stretched wide or long, and you see why extensiveness means a 'large range' or 'wide area'.