Definitions

vast

[vast] / væst /

ADJECTIVE

very large; wide in range

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ample big boundless broad colossal endless enormous extensive far-flung far-reaching gigantic great huge immense infinite limitless mammoth massive monumental spacious tremendous unlimited

WEAK

all-inclusive astronomical capacious comprehensive detailed eternal expanded forever giant illimitable immeasurable measureless monstrous never-ending prodigious prolonged spread-out stretched-out sweeping titanic unbounded voluminous widespread

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bounded calculable ending finite insignificant limited little miniature minute narrow restricted short small teeny tiny trivial unimportant

Example Sentences

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Smithfield's vast Poultry Market building will also form part of the museum but will not open until 2028, with its market workers only shutting shop in August 2023.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

The vast majority were settled and closed within a few months of their filing, an indication that they were never meant to go to trial.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

Yet the unique items of historical interest are so few that all could easily fit in the average suburban living room, making the vast scale of the tower incongruous.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

This perspective makes him a notable outlier, considering the vast majority of Wall Street analysts have Microsoft pegged as a Buy.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

One eye smiling at me, the other at the door, his vast stomach hastening ahead of him.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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