Definition of oversize
: being of more than standard or ordinary size
- oversize pillows
- an oversize shirt
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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 of oversize from the Web
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Sell that oversize stock, eliminate the concentration and don’t look back.
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But both West and LaBeouf tend to gravitate toward a trimmer fit on the bottom (or short-shorts), with a big boxy sweatshirt or an oversize chore coat on top.
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At the 9-month-old Foxsister on 24th Street in the Mission District, our round of soju slushies is followed by chips and dip: puffy, oversize pork cracklings and lotus-root crisps served with a bowl of kimchi queso.
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Plaza slings her oversize herringbone blazer on a chair and sits at the small table, under the painting of esoteric inferences, across from Paula.
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They were patted down because the woman had said one of them had his hand in the pocket of his oversize jacket.
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In the living room, original details like coved ceilings, iron sconces and an oversize fireplace welcome guests.
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The Buddy Holly crash site outside Clear Lake, Iowa, is marked, endearingly, by an oversize pair of black-rimmed glasses planted in the ground.
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On the main level, there are oversize, half-circle booths, some tucked into shimmering alcoves.
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First Known Use of oversize
circa 1834
oversize Synonyms
Synonyms
big, biggish, bulky, considerable, goodly, grand, great, handsome, hefty, hulking, husky, large, largish, outsize (also outsized), sizable (or sizeable), substantial, tidy, voluminous;
Antonyms
bantam, dinky, dwarf, dwarfish, little, puny, shrimpy, small, smallish, undersized (also undersize);
Near Antonyms
diminutive, half-pint, infinitesimal, little-bitty, microscopic (also microscopical), mini, miniature, minuscule, minute, pint-size (or pint-sized), pocket-size (also pocket-sized), pygmy, teensy, teensy-weensy, teeny, teeny-weeny, tiny, wee;
Related Words
astronomical (also astronomic), bumper, cavernous, colossal, cosmic (also cosmical), elephantine, enormous, galactic, gargantuan, gigantic, gross, herculean, heroic (also heroical), Himalayan, huge, humongous (also humungous), immense, jumbo, king-size (or king-sized), leviathan, major, mammoth, massive, monolithic, monstrous, monumental, mountainous, prodigious, staggering, stupendous, super, super-duper, supersized, titanic, tremendous, vast, vasty, walloping, whacking, whopping;
OVERSIZE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of oversize for English Language Learners
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: larger than the normal size : very large
OVERSIZE Defined for Kids
Definition of oversize for Students
: larger than the usual or normal size
- an oversize package
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