expansive
adjective
ex·pan·sive
ik-ˈspan(t)-siv 
1
: having a capacity or a tendency to expand
2
: causing or tending to cause expansion
3
a
: characterized by high spirits, generosity, or readiness to talk : open
grew expansive after dinner
b
: marked by or indicative of exaggerated euphoria and delusions of self-importance
an expansive patient
4
5
: characterized by richness, abundance, or magnificence
expansive living
expansive taste
expansively
adverb
expansiveness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of expansive in a Sentence
He was unusually expansive at the press conference.
She was in an expansive mood.
The law was expansive in its scope.
a more expansive treatment of the topic
the hotel's expansive dining room
The house has expansive views of the valley.
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Best of Fests The expansive Best of Fests section presents the year’s most eye-catching and celebrated films from various festivals from around the world.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2024
With no features and a pallet of production as expansive as Future’s bag of flows, the project gives listeners a lot to dig into.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2024
When completed, a series of ephemeral drainages will form the county’s sixth reservoir in the valley to the left, Adding to its expansive infrastructure portfolio, the District has collected $32.2 million from the Biden-Harris Administration for its projects.
—Photographs & Text By Elliot Ross For Time, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
Popular on Variety The point, instead, is building a playground expansive enough to contain Hahn’s shamelessly selfish, domineering Agatha, a protagonist unburdened by moral obligations or so-large-they’re-meaningless stakes like saving the world.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 19 Sep. 2024
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2024
With no features and a pallet of production as expansive as Future’s bag of flows, the project gives listeners a lot to dig into.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2024
When completed, a series of ephemeral drainages will form the county’s sixth reservoir in the valley to the left, Adding to its expansive infrastructure portfolio, the District has collected $32.2 million from the Biden-Harris Administration for its projects.
—Photographs & Text By Elliot Ross For Time, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
Popular on Variety The point, instead, is building a playground expansive enough to contain Hahn’s shamelessly selfish, domineering Agatha, a protagonist unburdened by moral obligations or so-large-they’re-meaningless stakes like saving the world.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Expansive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expansive. Accessed 6 Oct. 2024.
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expansive
adjective
ex·pan·sive
ik-ˈspan(t)-siv
1
: having a capacity or a tendency to expand
gases are expansive
2
: causing or tending to cause expansion
an expansive force
3
: being in a good or talkative mood
4
: having considerable extent : broad
expansively
adverb
expansiveness
noun
Medical Definition
expansive
adjective
ex·pan·sive
ik-ˈspan(t)-siv
: marked by or indicative of exaggerated euphoria and delusions of self-importance
a patient with expansive trends
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