Synonyms of large

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adjective

ˈlärj 

1

as in sizable

of a size greater than average of its kind

he was hungry, so he ordered the large pizza

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sizable
• substantial
• considerable
• big
• huge
• oversize
• vast
• great
• handsome
• tidy
• gigantic
• colossal
• massive
• enormous
• staggering
• excessive
• tremendous
• voluminous
• bulky
• largish
• hefty
• outsize
• goodly
• spacious
• husky
• biggish
• immense
• grand
• extravagant
• boxcar
• mammoth
• ample
• major
• hulking
• gargantuan
• humongous
• astronomical
• mountainous
• plentiful
• stupendous
• monumental
• monolithic
• super
• cavernous
• prodigious
• jumbo
• monstrous
• whopping
• titanic
• cosmic
• thick
• appreciable
• exorbitant
• abundant
• galactic
• inordinate
• extreme
• copious
• herculean
• gross
• heroic
• vasty
• supersized
• cyclopean
• Himalayan
• elephantine
• immoderate
• bumper
• roomy
• capacious
• commodious
• Brobdingnagian
• whacking
• leviathan
• king-size
• super-duper
• pharaonic
• hellacious
• walloping
• Bunyanesque
• fat

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• small
• smallish
• little
• puny
• dwarf
• tiny
• undersized
• dinky
• dwarfish
• miniature
• minuscule
• microscopic
• diminutive
• infinitesimal
• mini
• teeny
• wee
• little bitty
• teensy
• pocket-size
• pygmy
• minute
• thin
• shrimpy
• half-pint
• Lilliputian
• bantam
• slender
• petite
• slight
• slim
• microminiature
• pint-size
• teeny-weeny
• teensy-weensy

2

as in fashionable

enjoying widespread favor or approval

a color that will be very large this spring if the fashion designers have their way

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fashionable
• popular
• favorite
• big
• popularized
• pop
• hot
• desirable
• happening
• in
• famous
• prominent
• preferred
• red-hot
• vogue
• faddish
• fabulous
• crowd-pleasing
• celebrated
• modish
• faddy
• voguish
• notorious
• legendary
• selected
• renowned
• important
• du jour
• famed
• outstanding
• liked
• notable
• remarkable
• significant
• leading
• noted
• semipopular
• wanted
• well-known
• fabled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unpopular
• out
• unfashionable
• rejected
• insignificant
• unimportant
• disliked
• despised
• unknown
• hated
• detested
• obscure
• unexceptional
• inconspicuous
• anonymous
• washed-up
• nameless
• indistinguished

large

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adverb

as in high

in a luxurious manner

college students living large on generous allowances from indulgent parents

Synonyms & Similar Words

• high
• expensively
• luxuriously
• fine
• richly
• comfortably
• extravagantly
• sumptuously
• opulently
• impressively
• lavishly
• magnificently
• grandly
• palatially
• plushly
• fatly
• imposingly
• splendidly
• ostentatiously
• grandiosely
• pompously
• affluently
• pretentiously
• prodigally
• wastefully
• wealthily
• immoderately
• indulgently
• intemperately
• wantonly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• simply
• humbly
• modestly
• plainly
• austerely
• poorly
• economically
• reasonably
• moderately
• cheaply
• inexpensively
• meagerly
• sparingly
• frugally
• unpretentiously
• sensibly
• conservatively
• prudently
• sparely
• skimpily
• thriftily
• temperately
• restrainedly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of large

Adjective

Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. — Kate Williams, AJC.com, 27 July 2026

There are rugs that don’t match, random seating arrangements, a haphazard collection of coolers, televisions, wine racks, murals and board games, a tiny stage here, a slightly larger one there. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 27 July 2026

Adverb

Just two rounds of Premier League football remain, and matchweek 37 looms large at both ends of the table. — Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 16 May 2026

His impact on cable TV and the news industry writ large will endure for generations to come. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 13 May 2026

Phrases Containing large

• at large
• by and large