sizable

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adjective

siz·​able ˈsī-zə-bəl 

variants or sizeable

: fairly large : considerable

a sizable donation

sizableness noun

sizably

ˈsī-zə-blē 

adverb

sizableness

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noun

siz·​able·​ness

plural -es

: the quality or state of being sizable

Synonyms of sizable

Adjective

• large
• substantial
• considerable
• huge
• big

Examples of sizable in a Sentence

Adjective

a sizable portion of the population

He won by a sizable margin.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Policymakers in countries with sizable gas reserves — such as Mozambique, Senegal, and Tanzania — will have to balance the benefits of exporting gas against retaining some for electricity generation. — Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026

With sports the only programming format that truly lures the sizable and simultaneous crowds advertisers covet, Netflix may want to beef up its expertise. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026

Game three meant the series shifted to Tampa Bay, and Tropicana Field was packed to the rafters with Rays fans and a sizable contingent of Brewers supporters. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Zygielbaum was surprised however that the DOJ reached out only to him, and not the Republican clerk in neighboring Weld County, which also houses a sizable portion of that same congressional district. — Miles Parks, NPR, 22 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1613, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sizable

• advisable
• amortizable
• crystallizable
• customizable
• exercisable
• inadvisable
• oxidizable
• polarizable
• realisable
• realizable
• recognisable
• recognizable

Kids Definition

sizable

adjective

siz·​able

variants or sizeable

ˈsī-zə-bəl 

: fairly large : considerable

sizably

-blē 

adverb