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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Shia Muslim communities make up the vast majority of the southern Lebanese population, but other groups including Christians live there too.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

A more stable environment might make it easier to develop Libya’s vast resources of rare earths and other critical minerals, which include uranium and potentially lithium and cobalt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

The vast majority of day traders lose most or all of their money, warned Marni Rock Gibson, a Kentucky regulator who is the president of the North American Securities Administrators Association.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

At a $2 trillion valuation, Google’s stake in SpaceX would be worth about $122 billion, or more than the vast majority of public companies — even hot technology plays.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

The first morning of the conference, they’d followed a crowd of thousands out of the casino and into the vast main ballroom to attend the opening ceremony.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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