EXTENT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for EXTENT?

Need another word that means the same as “extent”? Find 16 synonyms and 30 related words for “extent” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Extent” are: area, size, expanse, length, stretch, range, scope, compass, dimensions, magnitude, measurements, degree, scale, level, extensiveness, amount

Extent as a Noun

Definitions of "Extent" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “extent” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The area covered by something.
• The distance or area or volume over which something extends.
• The particular degree to which something is or is believed to be the case.
• The size or scale of something.
• The point or degree to which something extends.

Synonyms of "Extent" as a noun (16 Words)

amount	How much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify. The amount he had in cash was insufficient.
area	A space allocated for a specific use. It was a closed area of employment.
compass	The enclosing limits of an area. A regular heptagon cannot be constructed accurately with only ruler and compass.
degree	A measure for arcs and angles. A remarkable degree of frankness.
dimensions	Magnitude or extent.
expanse	The extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary. The green expanse of the forest.
extensiveness	Large or extensive in breadth or importance or comprehensiveness. The very extensiveness of his power was a temptation to abuse it.
length	The length of a swimming pool as a measure of the distance swum. The surviving length of track.
level	A position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality. I ve now reached level 106 on Candy Crush Saga.
magnitude	A number assigned to the ratio of two quantities two quantities are of the same order of magnitude if one is less than 10 times as large as the other the number of magnitudes that the quantities differ is specified to within a power o. They tried to predict the magnitude of the explosion.
measurements	The act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule. The measurements were carefully done.
range	The set of values that a given function can take as its argument varies. The range of the hills and valleys is nearly from north to south.
scale	A flaky covering or deposit. A spray on chemical for removing welding scale and heat discoloration from stainless steel.
scope	A telescope microscope or other device having a name ending in scope. Infrared night scopes.
size	A person or garment corresponding to a particular numbered size. I can never find anything in my size.
stretch	The capacity of a material or garment to stretch or be stretched elasticity. A chauffeur driven stretch.

Usage Examples of "Extent" as a noun

• Decision-making was to a large extent outside his control.
• The extent of global warming.
• The vast extent of the desert.
• To a certain extent she was right.
• An enclosure ten acres in extent.
• Everyone will have to compromise to some extent.
• The full extent of the law.
• The extent of the damage.
• An orchard of considerable extent.

Associations of "Extent" (30 Words)

amount	Be tantamount or equivalent to. An adequate amount of food for four people.
beyond	After a specified time or event. There was the terminal and beyond an endless line of warehouses.
breadth	The distance or measurement from side to side of something; width. A teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject.
broad	Broad in scope or content T G Winner. Broad daylight.
delimit	Be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry. Agreements delimiting fishing zones.
dimension	Shape or form to required dimensions. These techniques permit us to dimension the human heart.
even	Make or become even. Prepare the site then lay an even bed of mortar.
grade	Assign a grade or rank to according to one s evaluation. The sky graded from blue at the top of the shot to white on the horizon.
level	Make level or straight. The pictures were at the same level.
limit	A speed limit. A 30 mph limit.
magnitude	A number assigned to the ratio of two quantities two quantities are of the same order of magnitude if one is less than 10 times as large as the other the number of magnitudes that the quantities differ is specified to within a power o. About the magnitude of a small pea.
measurement	The size, length, or amount of something, as established by measuring. Accurate measurement is essential.
outreach	The extent or length of reaching out. Outreach centres.
parameter	(computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program. The parameters within which the media work.
proportion	Give pleasant proportions to. A building of vast proportions.
quantify	Use as a quantifier. Can you quantify your results.
quota	(in the Anglican Church) the proportion of the funds of a parish contributed to the finances of the diocese. The removal of entry quotas encouraged young people to enter universities.
range	Obtain the range of a target by adjustment after firing past it or short of it or by the use of radar or laser equipment. My students range from very bright to dull.
ratio	The relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient. The ratio of average prices to average salaries is at its lowest number for years.
scope	Set the scope of a projected undertaking. Such questions go beyond the scope of this book.
size	Make to a size bring to a suitable size. He wears a size 13 shoe.
spectrum	The components of a sound or other phenomenon arranged according to such characteristics as frequency, charge, and energy. The left or the right of the political spectrum.
stratify	Of seeds be germinated by stratifying. The residues have begun to stratify.
stratum	A group into which members of a population are divided in stratified sampling. A stratum of flint.
stretch	Extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length. Stretch the imagination.
symmetry	The quality of being made up of exactly similar parts facing each other or around an axis. The political symmetry between the two debates.
tier	Any one of two or more competitors who tie one another. A full skirt gathered into three tiers.
wide	A ball that is judged to be too wide of the stumps for the batsman to play for which an extra is awarded to the batting side. Three feet wide.
widely	To a large degree in nature or character (used to describe considerable variation or difference. Lending policies vary widely between different banks.
width	The sideways extent of a swimming pool as a measure of the distance swum. The width of experience required for these positions.