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

In growing companies, key people may include sales leaders, operations executives or financial managers who play an outsized role in the company’s performance. — Anthony Mastro, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

For years, Modi, a balding man of small stature, has held an outsized presence in the imagination of the Indian public. — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026

Those materials are essential for making semiconductors, aerospace equipment and many other modern technologies, but China mines and refines an outsized share of the world's critical minerals. — Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

Igbo, Yoruba, and Hausa, the big three of the three hundred–plus ethnicities that made up the national character, exerted their outsized influence in the shattering wave of military coups that preceded and followed the brutal civil war. — Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026