1. (

• extensive ,
• extended

) large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity; "an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England"; "extended farm lands"; "surgeons with extended experience"; "they suffered extensive damage" ;

2. (

• across-the-board ,
• all-embracing ,
• all-encompassing ,
• all-inclusive ,
• blanket ,
• broad ,
• encompassing ,
• extensive ,
• panoptic ,
• wide

) broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers" ;

3. (

• extensive

) of agriculture; increasing productivity by using large areas with minimal outlay and labor; "producing wheat under extensive conditions"; "agriculture of the extensive type" ;