CONSIDERABLE Synonyms: 153 Similar and Opposite Words

considerable

adjective

kən-ˈsi-dər(-ə)-bəl

as in significant

sufficiently large in size, amount, or number to merit attention the considerable number of auto accidents that resulted from the surprise snowstorm

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as in substantial

of a size greater than average of its kind a house with a considerable barn in back

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Recent Examples of considerable Geothermal heat is basically free once the system is constructed, though digging the boreholes can be a considerable expense. —

Ishan Thakore, NPR, 20 May 2026 SpaceX has made considerable progress since then. —

Mike Wall, Space.com, 20 May 2026 More importantly, the team believes the business gained considerable market share in the quarter and expects the business to deliver mid-single digit positive organic growth for the year. —

Zev Fima, CNBC, 19 May 2026 The Democrat considered a potential White House contender in 2028 spent a considerable amount of his primary night speech attacking the president. —

ABC News, 19 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for considerable

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Like many other young jazz artists of the period, however, he was deeply affected, not only by the playing, but by the lifestyles of the older beboppers who were his significant influences, many of whom had become addicted to drugs.

— Don Heckman, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
Financing for the homes, however, is still a significant hurdle.

— Diana Olick, CNBC, 26 May 2026