COEXTENSIVE Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

coextensive

adjective

ˌkō-ik-ˈsten(t)-siv

Definition of coextensive

as in coinciding

occupying the same space South Dakota's Todd County is coextensive with the Rosebud Sioux Reservation

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as in concurrent

existing or occurring at the same period of time the golden age of Dutch culture was roughly coextensive with the Netherlands' reign as a world power

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Recent Examples of coextensive Beyond this subset of works, the chipmunk paintings are also coextensive with the entire body and thrust of her production. — Sarah Lehrer-Graiwer, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024 How can its digital platforms become coextensive with its in-person programming, without losing the uniqueness of each? — New York Times, 21 May 2021 The exotic animal was brought by ambassadors from the distant south, possibly from Nubia (a kingdom on the Nile roughly coextensive with modern Sudan). — Peter Brown, The New York Review of Books, 24 Sep. 2020 The comparison with Lauren Bacall suggests a connection between kinds of beauty, or suggests, rather, that there’s always and only one beauty, which is coextensive with the life of God. — Christian Wiman, Harper's magazine, 20 Jan. 2020 In a few decades the internet has swallowed the record, and become coextensive with it. — Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 20 Aug. 2019

Recent Examples of Synonyms for coextensive

Adjective

All this was happening with a coincident and successful assault of affirmative action in higher education.

— Kamau Bobb October 21, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
Accelerating human evolution coincident with the development of agriculture increased redheadedness and decreased male-pattern baldness.

— Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026

Definition of coincident

Adjective

Player count peaked at 115,145 concurrent players during the beta, so server demand is expected to be high at launch.

— Jason Cohen, PC Magazine, 22 Oct. 2026
At his April 16, 2013, resentencing, Stoltz imposed a combination of consecutive, concurrent and stayed sentences, reducing his prison term to 50 years.

— Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of concurrent

Adjective

In terms of market size, Milwaukee ranks as MLB’s 30th and smallest Designated Market Area, defined by Nielsen as non-overlapping geographic regions that group counties based on television viewing areas.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
How’s an architect supposed to address these overlapping and contradictory rubrics, much less resolve them?

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of overlapping

Adjective

But by the time the score declines, the opportunity to correct the underlying problem may already have narrowed.

— Allison Mais, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
And when official communications from the White House and federal agencies are equal parts tough talk, trolling and cringe, the underlying policies can get lost in the shuffle.

— Matthew N. Hannah, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of underlying

Adjective

The 1,500-watt permanent-magnet synchronous spindle runs up to 24,000 rpm and, according to ToolDance, delivers more torque at low speeds than the induction motors used in most other machines – exactly what steel and titanium demand.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
The rideshare mission, known as Transporter-18, carried 130 payloads into a polar Sun-synchronous orbit.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of synchronous

Adjective

Crowned at Rome by Pope Leo III, Charlemagne ruled a Christian empire that was nearly coterminous with Western Christendom.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
Politics are so digital at this point that the images saved on your phone are seen as coterminous with your personal beliefs.

— Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 2 July 2025

Definition of coterminous

Adjective

But any overlap in a poem and a train line’s energy is coincidental; new Poetry in Motion selections go out in the entire subway system at once.

— James Folta, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026
Along the way, a coincidental reunion with chef Andrew Wiseheart and his business partner, Ben Edgerton, helped turn the idea into a business.

— Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026

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