Definitions

size

[sahyz] / saɪz /

NOUN

extent or bulk of some dimension

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amount breadth capacity content diameter extent height intensity length magnitude proportion range scope stature volume width

STRONG

amplitude area bigness body caliber capaciousness dimensions enormity extension greatness highness immensity largeness mass measurement proportions spread stretch substance substantiality tonnage vastness voluminosity

WEAK

admeasurement hugeness

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Curacao are the smallest nation ever to make it to a World Cup, in terms of geographical size and population - 158,000, which is only slightly bigger than my home city of Norwich.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

"But discovering a necropolis of this scale was completely unexpected: the size of distribution, the depth and the age range were far beyond anything we had imagined," Xiaotong Peng said.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

NextEra said it would buy Dominion in a mostly stock deal, creating a giant that would be more than double the size by market capitalization of the next biggest utility.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Electrospray thrusters are tiny rocket engines, roughly the size of a dime.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

It was the size of a darning needle.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

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