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large

/lɑɹd͡ʒ/noun, adjective, adverb1 syllable

Large means: above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent.

Synonyms for large60

adjective, as in above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

big, ample, sizable, sizeable, astronomic, astronomical, galactic, bear-sized, bigger, larger, biggish, largish, blown-up, enlarged
and 11 more, bouffant, puffy, broad, spacious, wide, bulky, capacious, colossal, prodigious, stupendous, deep

adjective, as in in an advanced stage of pregnancy

big, enceinte, expectant, gravid, great, heavy, with child, pregnant

adjective, as in ostentatiously lofty in style

bombastic, declamatory, orotund, tumid, turgid, rhetorical

adjective, as in generous and understanding and tolerant

big, magnanimous, generous

adjective, as in conspicuous in position or importance

big, prominent, conspicuous

adjective, as in fairly large or important in effect; influential

significant, important

adjective, as in having broad power and range and scope

comprehensive

adverb, as in in a boastful manner

boastfully, vauntingly, big

also used for large

huge, giant, gigantic, enormous, stour, mickle, largeish, exceeding, cosmic, bodacious, commodious, grand, L

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Opposites of large

small

What does large mean?11

adjective

1

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent“a large city”

2

in an advanced stage of pregnancy“was big with child”

3

ostentatiously lofty in style“a man given to large talk”

4

generous and understanding and tolerant“a heart big enough to hold no grudges”

5

conspicuous in position or importance“a big figure in the movement”

6

fairly large or important in effect; influential“played a large role in the negotiations”

7

having broad power and range and scope“taking the large view”

adverb

1

in a boastful manner“he talked big all evening”

2

at a distance, wide of something (as of a mark)

3

with the wind abaft the beam“a ship sailing large”

noun

1

a garment size for a large person

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with large?7

one syllable

chargebargemarge

two syllables

dischargerechargeenlargesurcharge
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Large in a sentence

  • Because of his great professional skill, the lawyer has a large number of clients.CM
  • This building looks large from the front, but not from the side.CK
  • Five prisoners were recaptured, but three others are still at large.CM
  • When their leader died, they placed his body in a large tomb.CK
  • My father died, leaving a large sum of money.Zifre
  • By and large, your idea is a good one.orcrist
  • By and large, this school is one of the best.unknown
  • By and large, she is a very reliable person.unknown

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Forms of large

as a noun

plural
larges

as a adjective

comparative
larger
superlative
largest