extensiveness

noun

1
as in largeness

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2
as in comprehensiveness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extensiveness
  1. bigness
  2. comprehensiveness
  3. vastness
  4. thoroughness
  5. immensity
  6. inclusiveness
  7. greatness
  8. soundness
Noun
  • For children themselves, wonder remains abundant—in the bigness of a Tyrannosaurus rex in a museum, or the flicker of fireflies in the summer dusk.
    — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026
  • There was a bigness to not just the melodies and choruses, but to the emotions being expressed.
    — Brendan Hay, SPIN, 13 Apr. 2026
Definition of bigness
Noun
  • Like plumbing or shoe cobbling, injecting involves an apprenticeship-type of learning, the comprehensiveness of which seems to be left to the injector.
    — Deanna Pai, Allure, 18 Nov. 2025
  • Federal economic data is considered the gold standard because of its longstanding reliability, quality, comprehensiveness, history and transparency.
    — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Definition of comprehensiveness
Noun
  • The home’s dissolving interior boundary suits an artist who has spent her career questioning where humans fit within the vastness of space and time.
    — Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The oceans’ vastness can feel ominous, and though scientists have studied what lurks beneath, so much remains unknown.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of vastness
Noun
  • Brightline is questioning the report’s methodology and thoroughness, noting the consultants did not speak to anyone at the rail company.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
  • But critics have noted that trust has begun to erode as Michelin accepts cash in exchange for coverage, and accusations of AI use would further undermine the rigor and thoroughness on which Michelin has built its reputation.
    — Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of thoroughness
Noun
  • Cape Ann’s distinctive, undulant geography combined pungent industry and village intensity with Atlantic immensity of sea and sky.
    — Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Romantic; something about the fearsome, post-human immensity of these spaces clearly inspired him.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of immensity
Noun
  • For its part, Beijing touts the openness and inclusiveness of its World AI Cooperation Organization.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • For example, Microsoft’s responsible AI principles name accountability, fairness, inclusiveness, reliability and safety, privacy and security, and transparency as its core commitments for designing and releasing AI technologies.
    — Ipsita Mohanty, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of inclusiveness
Noun
  • With her solo career, Jade has pushed harder than ever before, fueled by an insatiable hunger for true pop greatness.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The age of giants has passed; the years of greatness are fled.
    — Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of greatness
Noun
  • The allegations could call into question the soundness of criminal cases based on the involved officers’ arrests.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The court is confident in the soundness of the proceedings and the integrity of the judges.
    — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of soundness
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“Extensiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extensiveness. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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