Nouns (6)
extent
n. the distance or area or volume over which something extends; "the vast extent of the desert"; "an orchard of considerable extent"
extent
n. the point or degree to which something extends; "the extent of the damage"; "the full extent of the law"; "to a certain extent she was right"
extent, expanse
n. a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky
extent, file extent
n. space on a disk reserved for a file or any application
Verbs (0)
Adverbs (7)
about, around, some, approximately, roughly, more or less, or so
adv. "I have roughly $3,000"
Adjectives (10)
some
adj. being an unknown or unspecified one: "some lunatic drove into my car"; "some day my prince will come"
some
adj. relatively many but unspecified in number; "they were here for some weeks"; "we did not meet again for some years"
some
adj. relatively much but unspecified in amount or extent; "we talked for some time"; "he was still some distance away"
some
adj. remarkable; "that was some party"; "she is some skier"
certain, some
adj. remarkable; "that was some party"; "she is some skier"
singular, some, remarkable, out-of-the-ordinary
adj. unusual or striking; "a remarkable sight"; "such poise is singular in one so young"
Fuzzynyms (143)
sweep, expanse
n. a wide scope; "the sweep of the plains"
gamut
n. a complete extent or range: "a face that expressed a gamut of emotions"
latitude
n. scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from restriction
grandness, enormousness, greatness, immenseness, immensity, sizeableness, vastness
n. unusual largeness in size or extent or number
width, breadth
n. the extent of something from side to side
duration, length
n. continuance in time; "the ceremony was of short duration"; "he complained about the length of time required"
endurance
n. the power to withstand hardship or stress; "the marathon tests a runner's endurance"
spread, spreadhead, facing pages
n. two facing pages of a book or other publication
capacity, content
n. the amount that can be contained; "the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons"
level, grade, degree
n. a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree"
volume, bulk
n. the property possessed by a large mass
mass, bulk
n. the property of something that is great in magnitude; "it is cheaper to buy it in bulk"; "he received a mass of correspondence"; "the volume of exports"
reach, field, range, area, compass, scope, orbit, ambit, domain
n. an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power"
area, surface, expanse
n. the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area"
bound, bounds, boundary
n. the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
barrier
n. anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access
threshold, verge, brink, frontier
n. a region marking a boundary
span, bridge
n. a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
range
n. a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds; "the army maintains a missile range in the desert"; "any good golf club will have a range where you can practice"
parcel, tract, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land
n. an extended area of land
diverse, divers
adj. many and different; "tourist offices of divers nationalities"; "a person of diverse talents"
numerous
adj. amounting to a large indefinite number; "numerous times"; "the family was numerous"
specific
adj. (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique; "rules with specific application"; "demands specific to the job"; "a specific and detailed account of the accident"
exact
adj. marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact; "an exact mind"; "an exact copy"; "hit the exact center of the target"
certain
adj. reliable in operation or effect; "a quick and certain remedy"; "a sure way to distinguish the two"; "wood dust is a sure sign of termites"
express
adj. not tacit or implied; "her express wish"
distinctive, distinguishing, identifying
adj. serving to distinguish or identify a species or group; "the distinguishing mark of the species is its plumage"; "distinctive tribal tattoos"; "we were asked to describe any identifying marks or distinguishing features"
individual
adj. being or characteristic of a single thing or person; "individual drops of rain"; "please mark the individual pages"; "they went their individual ways"
definitive, unequivocal
adj. clearly defined or formulated; "the plain and unequivocal language of the laws"- R.B.Taney
beyond doubt, indubitable
adj. too obvious to be doubted
positive, incontrovertible, irrefutable
adj. impossible to deny or disprove; "incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence"; "proof positive"; "an irrefutable argument"
implicit, unexpressed
adj. implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something; "an implicit agreement not to raise the subject"; "there was implicit criticism in his voice"; "anger was implicit in the argument"; "the oak is implicit in the acorn"
incomparable, uncomparable
adj. such that comparison is impossible; unsuitable for comparison or lacking features that can be compared; "an incomparable week of rest and pleasure"; "the computer proceeds with its incomparable logic and efficiency"; "this report is incomparable with the earlier ones because of different breakdowns of the data"
superior
adj. of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"
special, unusual, extraordinary
adj. not usual or common or ordinary; "a scene of unusual beauty"; "a man of unusual ability"; "cruel and unusual punishment"; "an unusual meteorite"
unusual
adj. (surprising)
outermost, outmost
adj. situated at the farthest possible point from a center
astonishing, amazing
adj. surprising greatly; "she does an amazing amount of work"; "the dog was capable of astonishing tricks"
astonishing, astounding, dumbfounding, dumfounding
adj. bewildering or striking dumb with wonder
rare, unwonted
adj. not frequently used or experienced: "a rare word"; "an unwonted softness in her old face"
unique, unequaled, unequalled, unparalleled
adj. radically distinctive and without equal; "he is alone in the field of microbiology"; "this theory is altogether alone in its penetration of the problem"; "Bach was unique in his handling of counterpoint"; "craftsmen whose skill is unequaled"; "unparalleled athletic ability"; "a breakdown of law unparalleled in our history"
leading, greatest, preeminent
adj. greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement; "our greatest statesmen"; "the country's leading poet"; "a preeminent archeologist"
incredible, unbelievable
adj. beyond belief or understanding; "at incredible speed"; "the book's plot is simply incredible"
glorious, magnificent, resplendent, splendid, splendiferous
adj. having great beauty and splendor; "a glorious spring morning"; "a glorious sunset"; "splendid costumes"; "a kind of splendiferous native simplicity"
surprising
adj. causing surprise or wonder or amazement; "the report shows a surprising lack of hard factual data"; "leaped up with surprising agility"; "she earned a surprising amount of money"
atypical, untypical
adj. not representative of a group, class, or type; "a group that is atypical of the target audience"; "a class of atypical mosses"; "atypical behavior is not the accepted type of response that we expect from children"
rummy, rum, singular, queer, strange, curious, funny, peculiar
adj. beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior"
novel, new, fresh
adj. original and of a kind not seen before; "the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem"
fabulous
adj. barely credible; "the fabulous endurance of a marathon runner"
particular, special, peculiar, peculiar to
adj. unique or specific to a person or thing or category; "the particular demands of the job"; "has a particular preference for Chinese art"; "a peculiar bond of sympathy between them"; "an expression peculiar to Canadians"; "rights peculiar to the rich"; "the special features of a computer"; "my own special chair"
nigh, nearly, virtually, almost, well-nigh, just about
adv. "He nearly fainted"; "the already nigh obliterated records"; "Virtually all the parties signed the contract"
in essence, basically, fundamentally, essentially, au fond
adv. at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature; "He is basically dishonest"; "the argument was essentially a technical one"; "for all his bluster he is in essence a shy person"
practically
adv. "He was practically the only guest at the party"
near, about, around, nearby, in the vicinity
adv. "She is always about"
Synonyms (55)
one
adj. particular but unspecified: "early one evening"
certain
adj. definite but not specified or identified; "set aside a certain sum each week"; "to a certain degree"; "certain breeds do not make good pets"; "certain members have not paid their dues"; "a certain popular teacher"; "a certain Mrs. Jones"
such-and-such
adj. specific but unnamed: "agreed to meet at such-and-such an hour"
as many
adj. the same in number: "saw three plays in as many days"
galore
adj. in great numbers; "daffodils galore"
many a, many another, many an
adj. each of a large indefinite number; "many a man"; "many another day will come"
many of
adj. "many of them"; "many of the apples in the barrel were spoiled"
multi
adj. (prefix) consisting of more than one: "multimillion"; "multistory house"
numerous
adj. amounting to a large indefinite number; "numerous times"; "the family was numerous"
umpteen, umteen
adj. innumerable but many
galore, abounding
adj. existing in abundance; "abounding confidence"; "whiskey galore"
overmuch, too much
adj. very great in quantity; overabundant; "showed overmuch affection"
such, so much
adj. of so extreme a degree or extent; "such weeping"; "so much weeping"; "such a help"; "such grief"; "never dreamed of such beauty"
untold
adj. of an incalculable amount; "untold suffering"
few
adj. a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number; "a few weeks ago"; "a few more wagons than usual"; "an invalid's pleasures are few and far between"; "few roses were still blooming"; "few women have led troops in battle"
many
adj. a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number; "many temptations"; "the temptations are many"; "a good many"; "a great many"; "many directions"; "take as many apples as you like"; "too many clouds to see"; "never saw so many people"
clear, distinct, marked, noticeable
adj. recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage"
settled, defined, formed
adj. clearly defined; "I have no formed opinion about the chances of success"
precise
adj. sharply exact or accurate or delimited; "a precise mind"; "specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise moment"
bonzer
adj. remarkable or wonderful
brilliant, pyrotechnic
adj. suggestive of fireworks; "pyrotechnic keyboard virtuosity"; "a pyrotechnic wit"
extreme, Olympian, great, exceptional, prodigious, exceeding, surpassing
adj. far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents"
marvelous, marvellous, rattling, fantastic, tremendous, howling, phenomenal, terrific, wonderful, wondrous
adj. extraordinarily good; used especially as intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement"
one
adj. being a single entity made by combining separate components; "three chemicals combining into one solution"
preternatural
adj. surpassing the ordinary or normal; "Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid andsome steel"- George Will; "his uncanny sense of direction"
special
adj. for a special service or occasion; "a special correspondent"; "a special adviser to the committee"; "had to get special permission for the event"
wonderworking, wonder-working
adj. performing or able to perform wonders or miracles
Antonyms (5)
no
adj. used for indicating a complete or almost complete lack or zero quantity of: "we have no bananas"; "no eggs left and no money to buy any"; "have you no decency?"; "did it with no help"; "I'll get you there in no time"
all, all of
adj. completely given to or absorbed by; "became all attention"
ordinary
adj. not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree; "ordinary everyday objects"; "ordinary decency"; "an ordinary day"; "an ordinary wine"
flat
adv. against a flat surface: "He lay flat on his back"
to some extent
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