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
Relevance
2
as in expanses
a wide space or area
the seemingly endless extent of the windswept prairies
Synonyms & Similar Words
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
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
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of extents
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
Meanwhile, cannabis has been legalized to varying extents in many states.
—Lucy Xiaolu Wang, The Conversation, 13 Apr. 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
The characters are all based, to different extents, on real people.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
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
Meanwhile, cannabis has been legalized to varying extents in many states.
—Lucy Xiaolu Wang, The Conversation, 13 Apr. 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
The characters are all based, to different extents, on real people.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extents
Noun
-
The commissioners plan to develop a five-year plan to phase in state funding, along with enforceable standards like caseload limits and access to defense investigators.—
Anat Rubin,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
-
Whether this Supreme Court, which in the redistricting world has sided against fair elections, will see its way to uphold these limits is far from certain.—
Richard J. Davis,
New York Daily News,
21 June 2026
Noun
-
This is not even considering the dedication of vast expanses of farmland to solar farms.—
Louise Schiavone,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
-
The Okefenokee swamp's prairies are vast, watery expanses dotted with floating islands and stands of cypress and other trees.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
9 June 2026
Noun
-
Permissions are increasingly derived at runtime from natural-language intent in ways that OAuth scopes were never designed to govern.—
Harsh Singhal,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
-
Federal prosecutors allege that Ross and Rhodes concealed their fraud scheme by submitting false documents to CHA, including proposals, scopes of work and invoices.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2026
Noun
-
Definitely include the piece's dimensions in your listing, Kristin Keyes, the founder of Kristin Keyes Interiors, says.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
22 June 2026
-
All of these dimensions are thought to be as small as physically possible — close to the Planck scale (10-35 meters) — but the researchers proposed that the dark dimension could be significantly bigger than the others — on the order of a micron (10-6 meters).—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
22 June 2026
Noun
-
But the industry groups are still arguing that film credits should be entirely exempt from the new limitations, as they have already been accounted for and approved by the Legislature through 2030.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
19 June 2026
-
In recent years, the courts have been ripping apart the NCAA rule book, prohibiting the organization from imposing limitations on transferring, and allowing players to return to college play after having gone pro.—
Jemele Hill,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
Noun
-
Other expansions that creators have leaned into include Fast TV, building hundred-person studios, leading national brand campaigns and beating traditional Hollywood in the box office.—
Forbes Press Releases,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
-
During his time at the Fed, the US economy experienced one of the strongest peacetime economic expansions in its history.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
Noun
-
The campus includes a towering museum that covers the political and personal realms of the nation’s first Black president and first lady, while public spaces include a branch of the Chicago Public Library, a playground and athletic center, basketball courts and a picnic area with grills.—
Claire Savage,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
-
The campus includes a towering museum that covers the political and personal realms of the nation’s first Black president and first lady, while public spaces include a branch of the Chicago Public Library, a playground and athletic center, basketball courts and a picnic area with grills.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 June 2026
Noun
-
More than 80% of the top 50 housing markets saw average home sizes shrink between 2019 and 2025.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
-
Hydrangeas are classic flowering shrubs that offer an array of beautiful colors, flower forms, and sizes.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Extents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extents. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
