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outstanding, superlative, excellent, select, flawless, perfect,
wonderful, splendid, marvellous: She wore a tiara of exquisite
diamonds.
extemporaneous
adj. unstudied, unpremeditated, extempore, extemporary,
impromptu, improvised, spontaneous, unrehearsed, extemporized,
unprepared, unplanned, unscripted, offhand, ad lib, extempore,
Colloq off the cuff: Though extraordinarily well-organized,
Charlotte's speech was entirely extemporaneous.
extend v. 1 stretch or spread (out), outstretch, outspread, open
(out), unroll, unfold; reach, range; carry on, draw out,
continue, develop: The carpet extends from wall to wall. Her
reputation extends worldwide. The city walls extended to the
river. 2 lengthen, elongate, widen, continue; broaden, enlarge,
add to, augment; increase, stretch (out), supplement: We are
planning to extend the sitting-room. They asked the mortgage
company to extend the repayment period. 3 last, stretch,
continue, go or carry on; perpetuate, drag on or out, keep up or
on, prolong: Their visit extended until the following week. 4
offer, proffer, give, present, hold out, stretch forth, tender;
bestow; grant, impart, confer, accord, advance: She extended
her hand. The store does not extend credit to any customers.
extension n. 1 stretching, expansion, increase, enlargement,
augmentation, development, amplification, broadening, widening,
lengthening, spread, spreading: The extension of the plan is
scheduled for next year. 2 range, extensiveness, scope, extent,
magnitude, gauge, compass, sweep, reach, size, volume,
dimension(s), proportions, capacity, span; breadth, width,
height, length, spread, stretch: The extension of the mind
seems almost limitless. 3 addendum, addition, annexe, wing,
adjunct, ell, appendage; appendix, supplement: We have built an
extension to the house.
extensive adj. 1 broad, wide, expansive, far-reaching, far-ranging,
wide-ranging, far-flung, sweeping, widespread, comprehensive,
all-embracing; national, nationwide, international,
intercontinental, cosmopolitan, worldwide, global, universal,
vast; cosmic; catholic: The storm is responsible for extensive
crop damage. He has extensive business connections. 2 large,
big, great, huge, substantial, considerable, sizeable, immense,