vast

¹vast

adj \ˈvast\

Definition of VAST

: very great in size, amount, degree, intensity, or especially in extent or range <vast knowledge> <a vast expanse>

— vast·ly adverb

— vast·ness \ˈvas(t)-nəs\ noun

Examples of VAST

1. She has a vast amount of knowledge on this subject.
2. The policy is supported by the vast majority of citizens.
3. a vast expanse of land

Origin of VAST

Latin vastus; akin to Old High German wuosti empty, desolate, Old Irish fás

First Known Use: 1585

Related to VAST

Synonyms: astronomical (also astronomic), Brobdingnagian, bumper, colossal, cosmic (also cosmical), cyclopean, elephantine, enormous, galactic, gargantuan, giant, gigantesque, gigantic, grand, herculean, heroic (also heroical), Himalayan, humongous (also humungous), immense, jumbo, king-size (or king-sized), leviathan, mammoth, massive, mega, mighty, monster, monstrous, monumental, mountainous, oceanic, pharaonic, planetary, prodigious, super, super-duper, supersize, supersized, titanic, tremendous, huge, vasty, walloping, whacking, whopping

Antonyms: bantam, bitty, diminutive, infinitesimal, Lilliputian, little bitty, micro, microminiature, microscopic (also microscopical), midget, miniature, minuscule, minute, pocket, pygmy, teensy, teensy-weensy, teeny, teeny-weeny, tiny, wee

Related Words: big, bulky, considerable, extensive, good, goodly, great, gross, handsome, hefty, hulking, largish, major, outsize (also outsized), overgrown, oversize (or oversized), sizable (or sizeable), substantial, tidy, voluminous; august, formidable, grandiose, imposing, lofty, majestic; cavernous, monolithic, overwhelming, staggering, stupendous, towering; boundless, immeasurable, infinite

Near Antonyms: little, mini, petite, pint-size (or pint-sized), puny, small, smallish, undersized (also undersize); dinky, dwarfish, half-pint

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Rhymes with VAST

bast, blast, cast, clast, fast, gast, ghast, last, mast, Nast, past