sized

adjective

ˈsīzd 

ˌsīzd

1

: having a specified size or bulk

—usually used in combination

a small-sized house

2

: arranged or adjusted according to size

Examples of sized in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And framed and hung on the door directly outside of the locker room is a life-sized contract sitting roughly eye-level with the players, ranging between six and seven feet tall. —Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026

At a small animal sanctuary in Winnipeg, Manitoba, a pint-sized calf named Elliot has lived a life marked by rejection, loss and an extraordinary capacity to love again. —Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026

The car-sized rover carried two tubes of a chemical called TMAH, which can break apart organic matter to see what it is made out of. —CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026

The plant houses 14 rumbling pumps in two football-field sized wings and is one of the most powerful water lifting systems in the world. —Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing sized

• bite-sized
• good-sized
• king-sized
• life-sized
• man-sized
• medium-sized
• middle-sized
• pint-sized
• plus-sized
• pocket-sized

Rhymes for sized

• advised
• apprised
• apprized
• baptised
• baptized
• capsized
• chastised
• cognized
• comprised
• despised
• devised
• disguised

Kids Definition

sized

adjective

ˈsīzd 

ˌsīzd

1

: having a specified size

small-sized

2

: arranged or adjusted according to size