Hyphenation of Extensive

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word Extensive? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

Ex-ten-sive

Definitions of Extensive:

1.	Large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity An extensive Roman settlement in northwest England Extended farm lands Surgeons with extended experience They suffered extensive damage
2.	Broad in scope or content Across-the-board pay increases An all-embracing definition Blanket sanctions against human-rights violators An invention with broad applications A panoptic study of Soviet nationality- T.G.Winner Granted him wide powers
3.	Of agriculture Increasing productivity by using large areas with minimal outlay and labor Producing wheat under extensive conditions Agriculture of the extensive type

Synonyms of Extensive:

adj	extended, large
adj	far-reaching, sweeping, comprehensive
adj	copious, voluminous, abundant
adj	extended, wide, considerable
adj	extensive

Last hyphenations of this language

Xnty. purpose meaning precedent futility Watcher Uriiah astronomical ticklishness Summertown forrel Stepha RMS Neutrodyne Geaster Gieseking reynolds Kirman Caerphilly

Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.