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Colossal vs Extensive - What's the difference?

colossal | extensive | Related terms |

Colossal is a related term of extensive.


As adjectives the difference between colossal and extensive

is that colossal is extremely large or on a great scale while extensive is in the nature of an extent, wide, widespread.

colossal

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Extremely large or on a great scale.
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    Synonyms

    * (extremely large) enormous, giant, gigantic, immense, prodigious, vast * See also

    Related terms

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    extensive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • In the nature of an extent, wide, widespread.

    • Related terms

    * extend * extent

    See also

    * intensive ----