Meaning & use

scope

noun·Academic

The extent or range of a subject, activity, or project that is covered or dealt with.

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The scope of the investigation expanded to include several other departments.

Redesigning the whole website is outside the scope of this small project.

A note on using this word

In technical writing, "scope" often appears in fixed phrases like "scope of work" to set clear project boundaries.

Words with a similar meaning

rangeextentreach

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