variants
or oversized
as in large
of a size greater than average of its kind
a softball is an oversize and less densely stuffed baseball
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Recent Examples of oversize
But the best part of the entire house has to be the oversized covered front porch, which is connected to the living room with a sliding glass door.
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Jessica Comstock, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
One of the standout footwear styles presented by Dior was a mule with a dramatically oversized rosette embellishing the upper, coming in different colors including a pastel plaid.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
For something a bit more work-appropriate, this oversized cardigan from Quince will become a wardrobe staple.
—Jamie Fischer, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
Opt for a pair of baggy jeans or an oversized cardigan.
—Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
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Jessica Comstock, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
One of the standout footwear styles presented by Dior was a mule with a dramatically oversized rosette embellishing the upper, coming in different colors including a pastel plaid.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
For something a bit more work-appropriate, this oversized cardigan from Quince will become a wardrobe staple.
—Jamie Fischer, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
Opt for a pair of baggy jeans or an oversized cardigan.
—Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for oversize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversize
Adjective
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Doorman highlights more recent scholarship that argues that this is an oversimplification of what were larger theoretical differences between the movement’s two founders.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Oct. 2025
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Decades of mismanagement, underinvestment and corruption have strained the power grid of Iraq, which is OPEC's second-largest oil producer after Saudi Arabia.—
Emma Graham,
CNBC,
15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Shanahan said the plan was for Pinnock to play big nickel against the Buccaneers but that there weren’t any scenarios for that alignment during the game.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
14 Oct. 2025
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Projected by some pundits to land higher in the draft, the 6-foot-7 big man’s fall was the Hornets’ gain.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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An enormous hole opens up in the ceiling of Linda’s apartment, flooding the place and forcing her and her daughter to relocate to a motel.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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However, Mimas also possesses an enormous impact crater (named Herschel), which itself is approximately one-third of the diameter of the entire moon itself.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Oversize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversize. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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