Synonyms of extents

extents

noun

plural of extent

1

as in limits

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 & Similar Words

• limits
• limitations
• boundaries
• confines
• lines
• ends
• bounds
• ceilings
• barriers
• caps
• terminations
• edges
• extremities
• borders
• margins
• termini
• fences
• rims
• walls
• restraints
• fag ends
• verges
• hedges
• brims
• stops
• outsides
• bars

2

as in expanses

a wide space or area

the seemingly endless extent of the windswept prairies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• expanses
• expansions
• lengths
• stretches
• distances
• sheets
• plains
• reaches
• depths
• breadths
• wastes
• fields
• territories
• spreads
• domains
• spheres
• spectra
• scales
• extensions
• latitudes
• magnitudes
• ranges
• voids
• scopes
• amplitudes
• spans
• sweeps
• gamuts
• immensities
• compasses

3

as in scopes

an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scopes
• realms
• confines
• ranges
• dimensions
• widths
• amplitudes
• reaches
• breadths
• compasses
• ambits
• elements
• sweeps
• circles
• regions
• domains
• provinces
• spheres
• spectra
• departments
• disciplines
• fields
• frontiers
• terrains
• fiefs
• specialties
• gamuts
• spreads
• horizons
• bailiwicks
• fiefdoms
• panoramas
• demesnes

4

as in dimensions

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 & Similar Words

• dimensions
• sizes
• measurements
• magnitudes
• proportions
• areas
• measures
• bulks
• masses
• amplitudes
• volumes
• immensities

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of extents

Most people care about all of those things, to different extents. — Farnaz Jahanbakhsh, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026

Among the concert recordings are three full concerts being released for the very first time and several more full recordings of shows that have been excerpted, to varying extents, for past releases. — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026

Hunt, Avantika, and Angus are especially good as overgrown kids trying, to varying extents, to hide their softness beneath ambition. — Judy Berman, Time, 1 June 2026

Throughout its history the company has gone through the ebbs and flows of the jewelry sector, impacted to various extents by wars, macroeconomic volatility and geopolitical disruption. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 27 May 2026

But outfielders Jakob Marsee and Owen Caissie and catcher Agustin Ramirez have struggled to various extents. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026

Because of this individual variability, losing excess body weight can affect blood pressure to different extents in different people. — Karen Berger, Verywell Health, 25 Feb. 2026

Other agencies impacted to varying extents include the Coast Guard and Secret Service. — Jared Gans, The Hill, 13 Feb. 2026

Additional states including Florida, Kansas, Indiana, Maryland, Utah, Illinois, and New York, have considered (to differing extents) the idea of updating their maps, Reuters reported. — Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025