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expansive

/ɪkˈspænsɪv/adjective3 syllables

Expansive means: able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion.

Synonyms for expansive14

adjective, as in able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion

distensible, erectile, cavernous, expandable, expandible, expansible, inflatable

adjective, as in of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

grand, heroic, impressive

adjective, as in friendly and open and willing to talk

talkative, communicative, communicatory

adjective, as in marked by exaggerated feelings of euphoria and delusions of grandeur

euphoric

Opposites of expansive

unexpansive

What does expansive mean?4

adjective

1

able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion“Expansive materials”

2

of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope“an expansive lifestyle”

3

friendly and open and willing to talk“wine made the guest expansive”

4

marked by exaggerated feelings of euphoria and delusions of grandeur

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Expansive in a sentence

  • At sunset, she can see an expansive sky that is brilliant pink and orange.Hybrid
  • Nadia pored over the book, enthralled by its author's expansive vocabulary and nuanced writing.SurreptitiousLemons
  • The window offered a beautiful view of the expansive garden behind the house.sundown
  • I'd never seen such expansive scenery.unknown

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