EXPANSIVE Synonyms

• having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

• slang term for a woman

• broad in scope or content

• not detailed or specific

• lacking subtlety; obvious

• being at a peak or culminating point

• very large in expanse or scope

• (of speech) heavily and noticeably regional

• showing or characterized by broad-mindedness

• large in capacity

• large and roomy (`convenient' is archaic in this sense)

• of agriculture; increasing productivity by using large areas with minimal outlay and labor

• large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity

• broad in scope or content

• not limited or hampered; not under compulsion or restraint

• unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion

• not held in servitude

• people who are free

• without restraint

• costing nothing

• not occupied or in use

• not fixed in position

• not taken up by scheduled activities

• completely wanting or lacking

• not literal

• grant freedom to; free from confinement

• relieve from

• remove or force out from a position

• grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to

• make (information) available for publication

• free from obligations or duties

• free or remove obstruction from

• let off the hook

• part with a possession or right

• release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition

• make (assets) available

• willing to give and share unstintingly

• not petty in character and mind

• more than is usual or necessary

• above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

• a garment size for a large person

• at a distance, wide of something (as of a mark)

• with the wind abaft the beam

• in a boastful manner

• fairly large or important in effect; influential

• ostentatiously lofty in style

• generous and understanding and tolerant

• conspicuous in position or importance

• having broad power and range and scope

• in an advanced stage of pregnancy

• affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed

• affording free passage or access

• used of mouth or eyes

• (set theory) of an interval that contains neither of its endpoints

• ready or willing to receive favorably

• open and observable; not secret or hidden

• a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water

• where the air is unconfined

• a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play

• information that has become public

• with no protection or shield

• open to or in view of all

• not having been filled

• accessible to all

• not defended or capable of being defended

• (of textures) full of small openings or gaps

• having no protecting cover or enclosure

• not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought

• not sealed or having been unsealed

• without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition

• not requiring union membership

• possibly accepting or permitting

• affording free passage or view

• openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness

• ready for business

• cause to open or to become open

• start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning

• become open

• begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.

• spread out or open from a closed or folded state

• make available

• become available

• have an opening or passage or outlet

• make the opening move

• afford access to

• display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer

• an associate who shares a room with you

• (of buildings and rooms) having ample space

• very large in expanse or scope

• (of buildings and rooms) having ample space

• the act of cleaning with a broom

• taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination

• ignoring distinctions

• unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

• having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

• great in degree

• with or by a broad space

• to the fullest extent possible

• far from the intended target

• to or over a great extent or range; far

• broad in scope or content

• (used of eyes) fully open or extended

• very large in expanse or scope

• having ample fabric

• not on target

• the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

• a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs

• of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

• of or befitting a lord

• ostentatiously rich and superior in quality

• extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

• of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style

• large and impressive in physical size or extent

• the most important and magnificent in adornment

• used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person

• relating to or characteristic of heroes of antiquity

• a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter

• very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)

• having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes

• of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

• showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort

• full of trivial conversation

• unwisely talking too much

• friendly and open and willing to talk