considerable

¹con·sid·er·able

adjective \-ˈsi-dər(-ə)-bəl, -ˈsi-drə-bəl\

Definition of CONSIDERABLE

1

: worth consideration : significant <a considerable artist>

2

: large in extent or degree <a considerable number>

— con·sid·er·ably \-blē\ adverb

Examples of CONSIDERABLE

1. We received a considerable number of complaints.
2. She was in considerable pain.
3. We have already wasted a considerable amount of time and money.
4. The murder trial attracted considerable public attention.
5. Damage to the vehicle was considerable.

First Known Use of CONSIDERABLE

circa 1619

Related to CONSIDERABLE

Synonyms

biggish, good, goodly, handsome, healthy, largish, major, respectable, significant, sizable (or sizeable), substantial, substantive, tidy

Antonyms

inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, insubstantial, negligible, nominal

Related Words

big, bulky, hefty, hulking, outsize (also outsized), oversize (or oversized), voluminous; astronomical (also astronomic), bumper, colossal, elephantine, enormous, gigantic, great, herculean, huge, immense, jumbo, king-size (or king-sized), mammoth, massive, monstrous, monumental, prodigious, titanic, tremendous, whopping

Near Antonyms

measly, minute, paltry, petty, picayune, picayunish, piddling, puny, trifling, trivial, unimportant; marginal, meager (or meagre), slight; little, small, tiny, undersized (also undersize); bitty, diminutive, miniature, pint-size (or pint-sized), pocket, pocket-size (also pocket-sized), pygmy, smallish

²considerable

noun

Definition of CONSIDERABLE

: a considerable amount, degree, or extent

First Known Use of CONSIDERABLE

1685