adj · academic
extensive
UK/ɪkˈstensɪv/US/ɪkˈstɛnsɪv/ex·TEN·sive
covering a large area or amount; wide in range or degree
Examples
“The university carried out an extensive survey of student opinions.”
“He has extensive experience in project management.”
“The report includes extensive data from the last ten years.”
Band 8 sentence
“The literature review provides an extensive synthesis of empirical studies on urban air quality over the past twenty years.”
Collocations
- extensive research
- extensive damage
- extensive experience
Word family
Common mistakes
There are extensive informations about this topic.→There is extensive information about this topic.
I have very extensive skills on programming.→I have extensive skills in programming.
Say it for a higher band
5big / wide→6broad→7+extensive
Synonyms
vast
wide-ranging
Easily confused
intensive
“The course was intensive, with daily workshops and long study hours.”
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