Circumscribed and Extensive

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Circumscribed adjective - Having distinct or certain limits.

Usage example: the powers of that state's governor are so sharply circumscribed that often his hands are tied by the state legislature

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Extensive is an antonym for circumscribed.

Extensive adjective - Having considerable extent.

Usage example: a rock hound whose extensive reading enables him to identify just about any rock or mineral

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Circumscribed is an antonym for extensive in large topic.

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