supersize

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verb

su·​per·​size ˈsü-pər-ˌsīz 

supersized; supersizing; supersizes

transitive verb

: to greatly increase the size of (something or someone) : to make (something or someone) supersized

food trends that are supersizing Americans

Supersize it! That's the meaty mantra for fast-food chains this summer as they keep introducing larger, fattier and more outrageous sandwiches.

—Rosemary Black

Americans aren't supersizing portions just at fast-food restaurants, they're doing it in their own dining rooms.

—Food & Fitness Advisor

… Fashion is out to supersize you. … Magnification of your top half is highly probable, and quite possibly (take a deep breath) even your bottom half.

—Sarah Mower

supersize

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adjective

: extremely large in size

… high-calorie fast foods that make it all too easy to eat a day's worth of calories in one supersize meal.

—Denise Grady

Though the sun finally came out, the damage from the supersize storm will be long-lasting.

—Time for Kids

[Louis] Kahn was an extraordinary man, with supersize talent, who left a deeply admired and profoundly influential architectural legacy.

—Philip Kennicott

Synonyms of supersize

Verb

• increase
• expand
• boost
• accelerate
• augment
• multiply
• raise
• extend

Adjective

• giant
• huge
• gigantic
• enormous
• vast
• massive
• colossal
• tremendous
• mammoth
• bumper
• monumental
• astronomical
• monster
• immense

Examples of supersize in a Sentence

Verb

“I'll have the combo meal.” “Would you like to supersize it?”

we'll have to supersize our contributions to our retirement fund

Adjective

a supersize truck with an impressive towing capacity

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

This elaborate, supersize creation marks the beginning of the holiday season at the 100-year-old building and is as anticipated by Memphians and out-of-towners as Santa Claus himself. —Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025

After four seasons of an assembly-line approach to maximalism — attach loads of nostalgia here, plug in decadent CGI there, retcon the plot throughout — the show’s budget is huge and the final eight episodes are supersized. —Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2025

Adjective

The supersize 50th-anniversary edition of the deadly Hunger Games, also known as the second Quarter Quell, has 16-year-old Haymitch Abernathy competing as one of 48 tributes. —Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1977, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1876, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for supersize

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