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extent

/ɪkˈstɛnt/noun2 syllables

Extent means: the point or degree to which something extends.

Synonyms for extent3

also used for extent

expanse, extension, measure

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What does extent mean?2

noun

1

the point or degree to which something extends“the extent of the damage”

2

the distance or area or volume over which something extends“the vast extent of the desert”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with extent?38

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Extent in a sentence

  • Judging from what she says, he is satisfied to a great extent.unknown
  • In any case, the union has to compromise to a certain extent.parishegaru
  • All families are, to a greater or lesser extent, dysfunctional.patgfisher
  • He is faithful, but only to a certain extent, and only now and then.sundown
  • What he said applies, to a certain extent, to this case.CM
  • So far, we've had no word on the extent of the damage.CK
  • As yet, the extent of the damage can only be guessed.sundown
  • To some extent, you can control the car in a skid.CK

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Forms of extent

as a noun

plural
extents