Synonyms of dimension

dimension

noun

də-ˈmen(t)-shən 

1

as in size

the total amount of measurable space or surface occupied by something

the mansion is great in dimension and can easily be converted into a B and B

Synonyms & Similar Words

• size
• measurement
• extent
• magnitude
• proportion
• measure
• bulk
• area
• volume
• spaciousness
• amplitude
• vastness
• largeness
• roominess
• bigness
• immensity
• bulkiness
• massiveness
• greatness
• capaciousness
• hugeness
• grandness
• monstrousness
• commodiousness
• mass
• voluminousness
• grossness
• immenseness
• enormousness
• ampleness
• tremendousness
• stupendousness
• heftiness

2

as in scope

dimensions plural an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends

the vast dimensions of the subject will require years of study

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scope
• extent
• range
• width
• spectrum
• realm
• amplitude
• breadth
• reach
• confines
• sweep
• compass
• ambit
• element
• domain
• region
• sphere
• terrain
• department
• province
• discipline
• specialty
• field
• gamut
• frontier
• panorama
• circle
• spread
• horizon
• bailiwick
• fiefdom
• fief
• demesne

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dimension

All public reception areas, dining and meeting rooms within the Manor House are accessible by a standard dimension wheelchair, as is the outdoor pool. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026

Although the algebra extends comfortably to higher dimensions, finding optimal sphere packings in higher dimensions is extremely difficult. — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026

The bond between the living and their ancestors can also have a physical dimension. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

On every other dimension, however, the Cuban state is weaker than most foreign observers realize—both those on the right, who imagine an anti-American leviathan, and those on the left, who cling to the fiction of functional schools and hospitals. — Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026