Synonyms of outsize

outsize

adjective

ˈau̇t-ˌsīz 

variants also outsized

1

as in large

of a size greater than average of its kind

she likes to make dramatic appearances wearing her trademark outsize sunglasses

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in inflated

extended beyond normal or realistic bounds

I'm tired of having to deal with so many outsize egos at the office

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inflated
• exaggerated
• overblown
• bloated
• overdrawn
• hyperbolized
• overweening
• enlarged
• padded
• magnified
• overstated
• stretched
• grandiose
• unreasonable
• embroidered
• embellished
• unrealistic
• overemphasized
• unreal
• hyped-up
• overplayed
• elaborated
• overdone
• preposterous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reasonable
• realistic

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of outsize

On the regional planning agency’s board of directors, North County politicians hold outsized sway — among them Solana Beach Mayor Lesa Heebner, who has chaired the board for a year and a half. — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026

But this view risks fetishizing embodiment and emotion, much the same way that previous generations valued reason and language to an outsized degree to prove that humans are distinct from animals. — Meghan O’Gieblyn, The New York Review of Books, 11 July 2026

Its namesake valley holds nearly 70% of the state’s population and some of its most productive agricultural land, giving the river an outsized role in the state’s food, wine, ecology and identity. — Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

One of the show’s touchstones is an outsized painting by the Yugoslav-Bosnian artist (and former soldier) Ismet Mujezinovic titled Charge (1947). — Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 10 July 2026