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Extended vs Comprehensive - What's the difference?

extended | comprehensive | Synonyms |

Extended is a synonym of comprehensive.


As adjectives the difference between extended and comprehensive

is that extended is longer in length or extension; elongated while comprehensive is .

As a verb extended

is (extend).

extended

English

Verb

(head)
  • (extend)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • longer in length or extension; elongated
  • stretched out or pulled out; expanded
  • lasting longer; protracted
  • having a large scope or range; extensive
  • (of a typeface) wider than usual

    • comprehensive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Broadly]] or completely covering; [[include, including a large proportion of something.

    • Synonyms

    * (broadly or completely covering) exhaustive, thorough, all-encompassing

    Derived terms

    * comprehensively * comprehensivization * comprehensivize

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British) A comprehensive school.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-19, author=(Peter Wilby)
    • , volume=189, issue=6, page=30, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Finland spreads word on schools , passage=Imagine a country where children do nothing but play until they start compulsory schooling at age seven. Then, without exception, they attend comprehensives until the age of 16. Charging school fees is illegal, and so is sorting pupils into ability groups by streaming or setting.}} ----