expansive
adjective (LARGE) /ɪkˈspæn.sɪv/Definition
› covering a large area: There was an expansive view from the window. "All this is mine," she said with an expansive arm gesture (= using big movements).Big and quite bigEnormous expansively /-li/ adverb Elaborating, specifying and simplifyingBig and quite bigEnormous expansiveness /-nəs/ noun [U] Elaborating, specifying and simplifying
(Definition of expansive adjective (LARGE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- appreciable adjective
- baronial adjective
- burly adjective
- capacious adjective
- commodious adjective
- fair adjective (QUITE LARGE)
- grand adjective (SPLENDID)
- heavy adjective (MACHINES)
- juicy adjective (GOOD)
- L, l adjective
- large adjective
- largish adjective
- macro- prefix
- man-sized adjective
- mass adjective
- swamp verb (TOO MUCH/BIG)
- sweeping adjective (GENERAL)
- the bigger the better idiom
- uncommon adjective (EXTREME)
- voluminous adjective
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