Extensive and Scant

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Extensive adjective - Having considerable extent.

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Scant is an antonym for extensive.

Scant adjective - Less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable.

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Extensive is an antonym for scant.

Nearby Words: scanty, scanted, scanting

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Scant and Extensive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/extensive/scant

Extensive & Scant. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/extensive/scant>.

Scant or Extensive. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/extensive/scant.

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