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

That calculation can reveal a sizable amount of informal self-insurance that never received the same planning, funding or governance as other financial obligations. — Randy Sadler, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Interior amenities include a movie theater, a game room with a wet bar, an office with a fireplace, an attached guest suite, and a lavish primary suite with dual dressing rooms, a sizable seating area, and a private balcony. — Architectural Digest, 15 Sep. 2026

Because speed was required and the scope was sizable, Ossola and his peers selected 45 quadrants rich in trees to study in detail across the two communities. — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

The allies already share a sizable trading relationship, which has grown steadily since large parts of the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement came into force in 2017. — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 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