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\ ˈkiŋ-ˌsīz 
\
\variants:
or king-sized \ ˈkiŋ-ˌsīzd \
\Definition of king-size
1 : longer than the regular or standard size
a king-size cigarette
2 : unusually large
3 US, of a bed : having dimensions of approximately 76 by 80 inches (about 1.9 by 2.0 meters) also : of a size that fits a king-size bed king-size sheets — compare full-size, queen-size, twin-size
Synonyms & Antonyms for king-size
Synonyms
- astronomical
- (also astronomic),
- Brobdingnagian,
- bumper,
- colossal,
- cosmic
- (also cosmical),
- cyclopean,
- elephantine,
- enormous,
- galactic,
- gargantuan,
- giant,
- gigantesque,
- gigantic,
- grand,
- herculean,
- heroic
- (also heroical),
- Himalayan,
- huge,
- humongous
- (also humungous),
- immense,
- jumbo,
- leviathan,
- mammoth,
- massive,
- mega,
- mighty,
- monster,
- monstrous,
- monumental,
- mountainous,
- oceanic,
- pharaonic,
- planetary,
- prodigious,
- super,
- super-duper,
- supersize,
- supersized,
- titanic,
- tremendous,
- vast,
- 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
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king-size
adjectiveEnglish Language Learners Definition of king-size
: extremely large
US, of a bed : having a size of 76 inches by 80 inches (about 1.9 by 2.0 meters)
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king-size
adjective\ ˈking-ˌsīz \
variants:
or king-sized \ -ˌsīzd \
Kids Definition of king-size
: unusually large
a king-size sandwich
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The first known use of king-size was in 1909
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