expansive
- 01 C1 Advanced
covering a wide area or including a lot of information and detail.
comprehensive in scope, extent, or detail; covering a vast area.
Simple“The professor gave an expansive talk about the history of the entire region.”
In context“The report provides an expansive overview of the economic factors that contributed to the decade-long recession.”
Synonyms - 02 C1 Advanced
friendly, open, and willing to talk a lot to other people.
characterised by a high degree of sociability, openness, and a willingness to communicate freely.
Simple“After a few glasses of wine, he became very expansive and told us his life story.”
In context“The CEO was in an expansive mood during the dinner, sharing anecdotes that he usually kept private from his staff.”
Synonyms - 03 C2 Proficiency
having the power or tendency to grow larger or spread out.
capable of expanding or tending to expand in size, volume, or quantity.
Simple“The expansive force of the gas caused the container to leak.”
In context“Engineers must account for the expansive properties of the clay soil before laying the building's foundation.”
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“Photograph: Magdalena Wosinska Summed up in a sentence The Californian sonic experimentalist dabbles in various genres, from folk to windswept goth-rock a la Evanescence, on this expansive ninth album.”
“Each of these books illustrates that learning, for Black children and all children, is expansive and can be rooted in joy .”
From Latin expāns-, past-participle stem of expandere (“to spread out”; see expand) + -ive.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.