Cursory and Extended

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Cursory adjective - Acting or done with excessive or careless speed.

Usage example: your essays require more than a cursory effort at proofreading

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Extended is an antonym for cursory.

Nearby Words: cursorily, cursor

Extended adjective - Expressing one thing in terms normally used for another.

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Cursory is an antonym for extended.

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Extended and Cursory. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cursory/extended

Cursory & Extended. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cursory/extended>.

Extended or Cursory. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cursory/extended.

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