extense C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ɪkˈstɛns/ UK /ɪkˈstɛns/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj extended or wide in scope; extensive The treatise gave an extense survey of ancient law. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · extended or wide in scope;... extensiveextendedwidebroadexpansive ↔ Opposites narrowlimitedconfined Word family Related forms extendextensionextensive Etymology AI details From Latin extensus ('stretched out'), past participle of extendere ('to stretch out'), from ex- ('out') + tendere ('to stretch'). extensus Latin tendere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # extense **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ɪkˈstɛns/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪkˈstɛns/ ## Meanings 1. extended or wide in scope; extensive ## Examples - The treatise gave an extense survey of ancient law. ## Synonyms - extensive - extended - wide - broad - expansive ## Antonyms - narrow - limited - confined ## Related Forms - extend - extension - extensive ## Roots and Affixes - Root: extensus - Root: tendere ## Etymology From Latin extensus ('stretched out'), past participle of extendere ('to stretch out'), from ex- ('out') + tendere ('to stretch'). ## AI Etymology Extense comes from Latin extensus ('stretched out'), past participle of extendere ('to stretch out'), from ex- ('out') + tendere ('to stretch'). The etymological trail includes Latin extensus and Latin tendere. As an adjective, extense describes what is extended or wide in scope; extensive. The same family is visible in related forms such as extend, extension, and extensive. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown