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. 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.

2. Donald Trump:

   The U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion Monday vacating former Gov. Bob McDonnell’s corruption convictionsand sent it back to the lower appeals court. ‘In addition to being inconsistent with both text and precedent, the Government’s expansive interpretation of ‘official act’ would raise significant constitutional concerns,’according to the unanimous opinion.‘Because the jury was not correctly instructed on the meaning of ‘official act,’ it may have convicted Governor McDonnell for conduct that is not unlawful.’ SCOTUSblog’s Amy Howe posted in a live chat on the opinion: ‘Very favorable to the governor but not over.’.

3. The Economy Ministry:

   Industrial orders all in all showed less momentum in the first half of the year, the business climate in industry reacted very moderately to the Brexit vote in the UK and remains slightly expansive.

4. Former Florida Sen. Bob Graham:

   There are a lot of rocks out there that have been purposefully tamped down, that if were they turned over, would give us a more expansive view of the Saudi role.

5. Michael Hasenstab:

   Brazil is in the depths of one of the worst crises arguably since the 1980s. The difference is that we can see a path out, it is clear that the administration's legitimacy of pro cyclical and overly expansive monetary and fiscal policy are over. A change is inevitable.