Capacity and Extent

Capacity

Capacity noun - The largest number or amount that something can hold.

Extent is a synonym for capacity in quantity topic. In some cases you can use "Extent" instead a noun "Capacity", when it comes to topics like size, volume.

Extent

Extent noun - A real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go.
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Synonyms for Extent

Capacity is a synonym for extent in quantity topic. Sometimes you can use "Capacity" instead a noun "Extent".

Nearby Words: extend, extension

How words are described

good good capacity good extent
full full capacity full extent
exact exact capacity exact extent
similar similar capacity similar extent
Other adjectives: small, actual, real, massive, large, extreme, great, huge, impressive, lower, incredible, minor, less, limited, significant, ridiculous, greater, larger, smaller, maximum, different, higher, bigger.

Both words in one sentence

  • Music / The Historian Himself It is heavily implied that the Kaiju of Earth Beasts Awaken are acting on this principle to a certain extent, in the Gaia’s Avenger capacity, but just as often it seems metaphorical.
  • The Ashentäk Oracle had the biggest future predicting ability in a city where everyone had this capacity to an extent.
  • Villain-Beating Artifact It is used in this capacity twice; in a failed attempt to assassinate Fou-Lu by Soniel, and to Mercy Kill Elina when the extent of Yuna's experiments on her become known.
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