extent | Definition of extent

Synonyms and Antonyms of extent

1 a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go

the coach exceeded the extent of his authority by exempting some of the players from the requirement

Synonyms of extent

bound, boundary, cap, ceiling, confines, end, limit, limitation, line, termination

Words Related to extent

extremity, fag end, terminus

border, brim, edge, margin, rim, verge

bar, barrier, fence, hedge, restraint, stop, wall

2 a wide space or area

the seemingly endless extent of the windswept prairies

Synonyms of extent

breadth, distance, expanse, expansion, field, length, plain, reach, sheet, spread, stretch, waste

Words Related to extent

domain, sphere, territory

compass, range, scope, sweep

gamut, scale, spectrum

depth, emptiness, void

extension, latitude, span

amplitude, immensity, magnitude

3 an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends

the extent of this criminal investigation has widened considerably since it began

Synonyms of extent

ambit, amplitude, breadth, compass, confines, dimension(s), range, reach, realm, scope, sweep, width

Words Related to extent

gamut, spectrum, spread

bailiwick, circle, demesne, department, discipline, domain, element, fief, fiefdom, field, province, region, specialty, sphere, terrain

horizon, panorama

4 the total amount of measurable space or surface occupied by something

looking at the extent of the stain on my shirt, you might think that I had spilled a gallon of coffee

Synonyms of extent

bulk, dimension, magnitude, measure, measurement, proportion, size

Words Related to extent

capaciousness, commodiousness, roominess, spaciousness

ampleness, amplitude, bigness, bulkiness, enormousness, grandness, greatness, grossness, heftiness, hugeness, immenseness, immensity, largeness, mass, massiveness, monstrousness, stupendousness, tremendousness, vastness, volume, voluminousness