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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very large |
| Synonyms: | colossal, cracking, elephantine, enormous, fantastic, gargantuan, giant, gigantic, grandiose, great, huge, immense, impressive, magnificent, mammoth, massive, monumental, prodigious, stupendous, titanic, towering, tremendous, vast, whopping |
| Antonyms: | little, miniature, small, tiny |
| Main Entry: | overwhelming |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | overpowering |
| Synonyms: | amazing, astounding, breathtaking, crushing, devastating, exciting, eye-opening, mind-boggling, overcoming, paralyzing, shattering, staggering, stunning, vast |
| Main Entry: | prodigious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | huge, enormous |
| Synonyms: | Herculean, big, colossal*, fantastic, giant, gigantic, gross, immeasurable, immense, inordinate, jumbo, king-size, large, mammoth, massive, mighty, monstrous, monumental, mortal, stupendous, towering, tremendous, vast |
| Antonyms: | little, small, tiny |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | spacious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extensive, expansive |
| Synonyms: | ample, big, boundless, broad, capacious, cavernous, comfortable, commodious, endless, enormous, extended, generous, great, huge, immense, infinite, large, limitless, roomy, sizable, uncrowded, vast, voluminous, wide, widespread |
| Antonyms: | cramped, crowded, small |
| Main Entry: | stupendous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | wonderful, amazing |
| Synonyms: | astonishing, astounding, breathtaking, colossal, dynamite, enormous, fab, fabulous, fantastic, fat*, gigantic, great, huge, marvelous, mind-blowing*, mind-boggling, miraculous, monster, monumental, overwhelming, phenomenal, prodigious, radical*, smashing, spectacular, staggering, stunning, super, superb, surprising, terrific, titantic, too much*, tremendous, unreal*, utmost*, vast, wondrous |
| Antonyms: | terrible, unimportant, unimpressive |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | substantial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | important, ample |
| Synonyms: | abundant, big, big-deal, bulky, consequential, considerable, durable, extraordinary, firm, generous, goodly, heavy, heavyweight, hefty, key, large, major-league, massive, material, meaningful, momentous, plentiful, principal, serious, significant, sizable, solid, sound, stable, steady, stout, strong, sturdy, superabundant, tidy, valuable, vast, weighty, well-built, worthwhile |
| Notes: | substantial means considerable or sizeable; substantive means actual or firm |
| Antonyms: | insignificant, little, minor, small, unimportant, unsubstantial |
| Main Entry: | sweeping |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | wide-ranging |
| Synonyms: | across-the-board, all-around, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, all-out, bird's-eye, blanket, broad, complete, comprehensive, exaggerated, exhaustive, extensive, full, general, global, inclusive, indiscriminate, out-and-out, overall, overdrawn, overstated, radical, thorough, thorough-going, unqualified, vast, wall-to-wall, whole-hog, wholesale, wide |
| Antonyms: | exclusive, narrow |
| Main Entry: | tidy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | considerable |
| Synonyms: | ample, fair, generous, good, goodly, handsome, healthy, large, largish, respectable, sizable, substantial, vast |
| Antonyms: | inconsequential, inconsiderable, little, small, unsubstantial |
| Main Entry: | titanic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | gigantic, very large |
| Synonyms: | Brobdingnagian, Herculean, colossal, elephantine, enormous, epic, gargantuan, giant, huge, immense, jumbo, larger-than-life, mammoth, massive, monstrous, monumental, titan, towering, tremendous, vast |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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