oversize

adjective

over·​size ˌō-vər-ˈsīz 

variants or oversized

ˌō-vər-ˈsīzd 

: being of more than standard or ordinary size

oversize pillows

an oversize shirt

Synonyms of oversize

• large
• sizable
• substantial
• considerable
• big
• handsome
• huge

Examples of oversize in a Sentence

the woman's oversize hat was blocking my view of the minister

a softball is an oversize and less densely stuffed baseball

Recent Examples on the Web

The jacket featured an oversize design with wide long sleeves and it was belted around the waist and around the wrists with a gold buckle. —Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 30 Jan. 2026

But that strange mix of nostalgia and ridicule Shlesinger’s script shows for certain Texas customs (big hair, oversize pickup trucks and bladder-challenging beverage containers)? —Peter Debruge, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026

Kelly Rutherford stepped out for the Patou show during Paris Fashion Week in an oversize plaid coat and black tights. —Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026

Ninety percent of the restaurant’s business is dine-in, so its oversize and shareable food items are delivered to the table on wood cutting boards with bread knives and linen napkins. —Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1834, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for oversize

• advertise
• aggrandize
• agonize
• alibis
• alkalies
• alkalis
• amortize
• amplifies
• analyse
• analyze
• anywise
• authorize

Kids Definition

oversize

adjective

over·​size -ˈsīz 

variants or oversized

-ˈsīzd 

: being of more than normal or ordinary size

oversize pillows

an oversize shirt