Synonyms of expanse

expanse

noun

ik-ˈspan(t)s 

as in expansion

a wide space or area

the great explorers who crossed the vast expanses of the seven seas in small ships

Synonyms & Similar Words

• expansion
• stretch
• length
• distance
• breadth
• plain
• sheet
• extent
• reach
• field
• territory
• spread
• depth
• waste
• scope
• spectrum
• domain
• sphere
• scale
• range
• extension
• void
• sweep
• span
• compass
• amplitude
• immensity
• gamut
• emptiness
• latitude
• magnitude

Examples of expanse in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Pictures posted by Alaska’s emergency management agency on Facebook showed homes surrounded by a milky expanse of floodwater high enough to cover vehicles’ hoods. —Eric Zerkel, CNN, 7 Aug. 2024

Photo : Janet Mesic Mackie The living room is lined with a 40-foot expanse of folding glass doors. —Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 2 Aug. 2024

Many states in the West with large rural expanses — including Arizona and Idaho — have counties with only a few lawyers. —Erika Bolstad, USA TODAY, 30 July 2024

Cheap hydro and the expansion of power lines allowed farmers to install electric irrigation pumps and transform the county from an expanse of desert brush and cheatgrass into one of the nation’s leading potato producers. —Lulu Ramadan, ProPublica, 28 July 2024