Depth
Depth noun - The extent downward or backward or inward.
Usage example: depth of a closet
Extent
Extent noun - A wide space or area.
Usage example: the seemingly endless extent of the windswept prairies
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Synonyms for Extent
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How words are described
| good | good depth | good extent |
| full | full depth | full extent |
| certain | certain depth | certain extent |
| considerable | considerable depth | considerable extent |
| Other adjectives: sheer, small, actual, entire, real, extreme, great, serious, huge, impressive, interesting, remarkable, new, incredible, possible, less, limited, further, significant, greater, smaller, varying. | ||
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Of course pain is a necessary response to certain stimuli, but they could have dulled the sensation or given you a threshold that would limit the extent and depth of your agony.
Source: Video Game / Oni - This subject is considered important enough, both in example and exception, that the rulebook lays out a set of rules for "social combat" (which includes debate and evangelism) which almost entirely mirror the extent and depth of the rules for physical combat.
Source: Easy Evangelism - It has four worlds (Azeroth, Draenor, and to a lesser extent, Argus and Xoroth) which are explored in depth.
Source: World Building
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Extent and Depth. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/depth/extent
Depth & Extent. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/depth/extent>.
Extent or Depth. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/depth/extent.
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