EXTENSIVELY Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

extensively

adverb

as in highly

to a large extent or degree several beaches were extensively damaged by the hurricane

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Recent Examples of extensively Natalie Wood is taken to the Fillmore Animal Hospital for amputation surgery due to her extensively fractured back leg, which would have cost at least $8,000 to try to heal. — Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Scholars from ancient Greece—most notably Plato, for whom they are named—studied them extensively. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2026 The curve has become a useful benchmark because Bitcoin relies on it and cryptographers have studied it extensively. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026 That would change quickly, of course, and few were affected quite as extensively and devastatingly as Leon Black, the founder and CEO of Apollo Global Management, the scion of ten generations of Orthodox rabbis. — William D. Cohan, ARTnews.com, 8 Sep. 2026 Mack has contributed over 80 items for the auction, including the actual Yamaha C3 grand piano Mercury played extensively at Musicland Studios. — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2026 Glasner has been working extensively with the former England Under-21 international to improve his game out of possession and find more ways to get him on the ball. — Jay Harris, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026 Mexican cartels began using explosives more extensively about five years ago, dropping them from drones to attack security forces or rival groups and burying explosive devices in the ground to defend or control territory. — ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026 The mistrial followed a trial that focused extensively on Clancy's psychiatric condition in the months and weeks before the children died. — Michael Ruiz , Adam Sabes , Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for extensively

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Measles is a highly contagious airborne disease that causes fever, respiratory symptoms and a characteristic rash.

— JULHAS ALAM, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
While the airline and ground control argued over replacements, a group of eight highly experienced traveling grooms, including Vard, slipped into emergency mode.

— Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of highly

Adverb

The Sweden international expressed a preference to leave even before Spurs signed Mateus Fernandes and Sandro Tonali in club-record deals, which greatly increased the competition for places in midfield.

— Jay Harris, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Within days of each other, Nasdaq announced its acquisition of Instinet, its major electronic rival, while the NYSE announced its merger with Archipelago, greatly speeding up the transition from floor-based to fully electronic trading.

— Brian Lund, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of greatly

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Bournemouth were the better team, both in terms of the data (17 shots to eight, more than twice as many on target too, and with an xG figure that was considerably higher) and the eye test.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Opposition to David Ellison’s bid to combine two historic media giants, each having recently weathered smaller mergers of their own, has grown considerably in recent months.

— Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of considerably

Adverb

Even so, that is not deterring him from making the case that United should be allowed to get much, much larger.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Bloomberg added or extended more than 40 historic districts and passed more than 80 neighborhood downzonings, while Bill de Blasio and Eric Adams were much more accommodating to real-estate interests.

— David Freedlander, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of much

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The politics of guns has changed significantly in the past five years, with Congress passing a bipartisan gun safety law and the National Rifle Association’s influence in decline.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Facing inflation on multiple fronts, market expectations regarding the ECB, the Fed, and the Bank of England have diverged significantly.

— , CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of significantly

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And yet, when Szumowska and Englert portray Fyodor’s reaction to the couple’s pregnancy, the birth of their child, and a subsequent tragedy, Anna’s adoration for this utterly flawed man almost feels justified.

— Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
The result is an utterly unique tile that celebrates its imperfections and is widely requested for modern bathrooms and kitchens.

— Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 5 Sep. 2026

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