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capacious

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of capacious

more than adequate or average in capacity

that car has a capacious trunk that makes it a good choice for families

Synonyms of capacious

ample, commodious, roomy, spacious

Words Related to capacious

cavernous, voluminous

big, biggish, bulky, considerable, generous, goodly, grand, great, handsome, hefty, hulking, large, largish, outsize (also outsized), overscale (or overscaled), oversize (or oversized), sizable (or sizeable), substantial, tidy

Brobdingnagian, Bunyanesque, colossal, elephantine, enormous, gargantuan, gigantic, herculean, heroic (also heroical), Himalayan, huge, humongous (also humungous), immense, jumbo, king-size (or king-sized), leviathan, mammoth, massive, monolithic, monstrous, monumental, mountainous, pharaonic, prodigious, staggering, stupendous, super, titanic, tremendous

expansive, extended, extensive, vast

boundless, limitless, unbounded

Near Antonyms of capacious

confined, cramped, incommodious, limited, narrow, restricted

small, snug, tight, tiny

Synonym Discussion of capacious

spacious, commodious, capacious, ample mean larger in extent or capacity than the average. spacious implies great length and breadth.

- a spacious front lawn

commodious stresses roominess and comfortableness.

- a commodious and airy penthouse apartment

capacious stresses the ability to hold, contain, or retain more than the average.

- a capacious suitcase

ample implies having a greater size, expanse, or amount than that deemed adequate.

- ample closet space

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