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Definition of Expansive
1. Adjective. Able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion. "The expansive force of fire"
Similar to: Distensible, Cavernous, Erectile, Expandable, Expandible, Expansible, Inflatable
Derivative terms: Expand, Expand, Expand, Expand, Expand, Expansiveness
Antonyms: Unexpansive
Derivative terms: Expand, Expand, Expand, Expand, Expand, Expansiveness
Antonyms: Unexpansive
2. Adjective. Of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope. "Heroic undertakings"
Exact synonyms: Grand, Heroic
Similar to: Impressive
Derivative terms: Expansiveness, Expansivity, Grandness
Similar to: Impressive
Derivative terms: Expansiveness, Expansivity, Grandness
3. Adjective. Marked by exaggerated feelings of euphoria and delusions of grandeur.
4. Adjective. Friendly and open and willing to talk. "Wine made the guest expansive"
Exact synonyms: Talkative
Similar to: Communicative, Communicatory
Derivative terms: Expansiveness, Expansivity, Talk, Talkativeness
Similar to: Communicative, Communicatory
Derivative terms: Expansiveness, Expansivity, Talk, Talkativeness
Definition of Expansive
1. a. Having a capacity or tendency to expand or dilate; diffusive; of much expanse; wide- extending; as, the expansive force of heat; the expansive quality of air.
Definition of Expansive
1. [adj]