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extent

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of extent

1 a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go

  • the coach exceeded the extent of his authority by exempting some of the players from the requirement
Synonyms of extent

bound, boundary, cap, ceiling, confines, end, limit, limitation, line, termination
Words Related to extent

extremity, fag end, terminus

border, brim, edge, margin, rim, verge

outside

bar, barrier, fence, hedge, restraint, stop, wall

2 a wide space or area

  • the seemingly endless extent of the windswept prairies
Synonyms of extent

breadth, distance, expanse, expansion, field, length, plain, reach, sheet, spread, stretch, waste
Words Related to extent

domain, sphere, territory

compass, range, scope, sweep

gamut, scale, spectrum

depth, emptiness, void

extension, latitude, span

amplitude, immensity, magnitude

3 an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends

  • the extent of this criminal investigation has widened considerably since it began
Synonyms of extent

ambit, amplitude, breadth, compass, confines, dimension(s), range, reach, realm, scope, sweep, width
Words Related to extent

gamut, spectrum, spread

bailiwick, circle, demesne, department, discipline, domain, element, fief, fiefdom, field, province, region, specialty, sphere, terrain

frontier

horizon, panorama

4 the total amount of measurable space or surface occupied by something

  • looking at the extent of the stain on my shirt, you might think that I had spilled a gallon of coffee
Synonyms of extent

bulk, dimension, magnitude, measure, measurement, proportion, size
Words Related to extent

area

capaciousness, commodiousness, roominess, spaciousness

ampleness, amplitude, bigness, bulkiness, enormousness, grandness, greatness, grossness, heftiness, hugeness, immenseness, immensity, largeness, mass, massiveness, monstrousness, stupendousness, tremendousness, vastness, volume, voluminousness

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