expansive
adjective
ex·pan·sive
ik-ˈspan(t)-siv 
1
: having a capacity or a tendency to expand
2
: causing or tending to cause expansion
3
a
: characterized by high spirits, generosity, or readiness to talk : open
grew expansive after dinner
b
: marked by or indicative of exaggerated euphoria and delusions of self-importance
an expansive patient
4
5
: characterized by richness, abundance, or magnificence
expansive living
expansive taste
expansively
adverb
expansiveness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of expansive in a Sentence
He was unusually expansive at the press conference.
She was in an expansive mood.
The law was expansive in its scope.
a more expansive treatment of the topic
the hotel's expansive dining room
The house has expansive views of the valley.
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Anthony Izaguirre, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2025
Tommy’s girlfriend’s brother, an active-duty Green Beret himself, had been hunting with two friends that day in the expansive public land around Eglin — but their truck got stuck.
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The expansive two-bedroom apartment had 28-foot windows that offered panoramic views of all of downtown, Coronado, the ocean, San Diego Bay and Mexico.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
Between the brutal will to own and dominate verses the eternal, expansive power that love creates?
—Lynne Silva-Breen, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Anthony Izaguirre, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2025
Tommy’s girlfriend’s brother, an active-duty Green Beret himself, had been hunting with two friends that day in the expansive public land around Eglin — but their truck got stuck.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
The expansive two-bedroom apartment had 28-foot windows that offered panoramic views of all of downtown, Coronado, the ocean, San Diego Bay and Mexico.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
Between the brutal will to own and dominate verses the eternal, expansive power that love creates?
—Lynne Silva-Breen, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Expansive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expansive. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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expansive
adjective
ex·pan·sive
ik-ˈspan(t)-siv
1
: having a capacity or a tendency to expand
gases are expansive
2
: causing or tending to cause expansion
an expansive force
3
: being in a good or talkative mood
4
: having considerable extent : broad
expansively
adverb
expansiveness
noun
Medical Definition
expansive
adjective
ex·pan·sive
ik-ˈspan(t)-siv
: marked by or indicative of exaggerated euphoria and delusions of self-importance
a patient with expansive trends
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