EXTENSIVENESS Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

extensiveness

noun

as in largeness

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Relevance

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as in comprehensiveness

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Noun

There was a bigness to not just the melodies and choruses, but to the emotions being expressed.

— Brendan Hay, SPIN, 13 Apr. 2026

Definition of bigness

Noun

Like plumbing or shoe cobbling, injecting involves an apprenticeship-type of learning, the comprehensiveness of which seems to be left to the injector.

— Deanna Pai, Allure, 18 Nov. 2025
Federal economic data is considered the gold standard because of its longstanding reliability, quality, comprehensiveness, history and transparency.

— Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025

Definition of comprehensiveness

Noun

Nothing but verdant grey hills, sheep, and waist-high walls of ancient stones that vanished into the vastness of the landscape.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026
The reef itself becomes the subject, inviting viewers to imagine its vastness from the perspective of one of its smallest inhabitants.

— Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of vastness

Noun

Take in the 55-foot-high arches with their 29,000 Guastavino ceiling tiles, the larger-than-life windows, and try, just try, to reckon with the immensity of Detroit's story.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
But Supergirl doesn’t quite want to deal with the immensity of its protagonist’s feelings; her drunken stupor is often played for laughs, defined by disheveled hair, big sunglasses, and plenty of slurred speech.

— David Sims, The Atlantic, 26 June 2026

Definition of immensity

Noun

Some of Missouri’s strengths include its ratings in air quality and worker protections, while other weaknesses include its ratings in health and inclusiveness.

— Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026
The length of the season and inclusiveness of the postseason (two-thirds of teams get in) ensure that most games have little meaning.

— Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026

Definition of inclusiveness

Noun

And for all his surprise greatness this summer, Justin Wrobleski also has yet to start a postseason game.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Insalata di Pomodori is simple but brought to greatness by super-sweet heirloom tomatoes, served with pecorino sardo and kalamata olives.

— Connie Ogle July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

Definition of greatness

Noun

This project might strike you as dystopian and disturbing, or exciting and encouraging – and its ethical soundness comes down to a few key factors, several experts told CNN.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Some states require private schools participating in voucher programs to demonstrate some form of financial soundness.

— Mollie Simon, ProPublica, 16 July 2026

Definition of soundness

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