Synonyms for expansive
ɪkˈspæn sɪvex·pan·sive

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1. expansiveadjective

   able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion

   "Expansive materials"; "the expansive force of fire"

   Synonyms:
   heroic, grand, talkative

   Antonyms:
   uncommunicative, distressed, unhappy, unimpressive, unexpansive, incommunicative, dysphoric

2. expansive, grand, heroicadjective

   of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

   "an expansive lifestyle"; "in the grand manner"; "collecting on a grand scale"; "heroic undertakings"

   Synonyms:
   gilded, marvelous, heroical, heroic, rattling(a), deluxe, elevated, wondrous, imposing, desperate, rarified, noble-minded, lordly, talkative, wonderful, grand, marvellous, tremendous, distinguished, luxurious, idealistic, fantastic, exalted, opulent, princely, rarefied, sumptuous, epic, high-minded, august, terrific, high-flown, lofty, magisterial, howling(a), larger-than-life, sublime

   Antonyms:
   unhappy, unexpansive, uncommunicative, incommunicative, unimpressive, distressed, dysphoric

3. expansiveadjective

   marked by exaggerated feelings of euphoria and delusions of grandeur

   Synonyms:
   heroic, grand, talkative

   Antonyms:
   incommunicative, unhappy, unimpressive, distressed, uncommunicative, unexpansive, dysphoric

4. expansive, talkativeadjective

   friendly and open and willing to talk

   "wine made the guest expansive"

   Synonyms:
   loquacious, talkative, gabby, heroic, bigmouthed, chatty, blabby, blabbermouthed, talky, grand, garrulous

   Antonyms:
   unimpressive, distressed, unexpansive, uncommunicative, dysphoric, unhappy, incommunicative

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1. expansiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   diffusive

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1. List of paraphrases for "expansive":

   expansionary, expansionist, scalable

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1. Greg Carbin:

   It's quite an expansive area.

2. John Pistole:

   The threat today is unfortunately more expansive than what it was four and a half years ago, ...With that being said, we also have better insights into who the potential bombers are.

3. Advocacy Counsel Manar Waheed:

   The government has over 50 federal crimes related to domestic terrorism. They have an entire framework of hate crimes and they have expansive authority to investigate crimes before they're even committed.

4. John Thune:

   This is a very, very liberal, expansive approach to government, i think at some point parts of that may be popular, but when they start paying for it, I think it's going to be unpopular real fast.

5. Peter Wannemacher:

   A more expansive view of people will help those systems learn.