considerable
1 of 2adjective
con·sid·er·able kən-ˈsi-dər(-ə)-bəl 
-ˈsi-drə-bəl
1
: worth consideration : significant
a considerable artist
2
: large in extent or degree
a considerable number
She was in considerable pain.
The trial attracted considerable public attention.
considerably
kən-ˈsi-dər(-ə)-blē
adverb -ˈsi-drə-blē
considerable
2 of 2noun
: a considerable amount, degree, or extent
Synonyms
Adjective
- biggish
- good
- goodly
- handsome
- healthy
- largish
- major
- respectable
- significant
- sizable
- sizeable
- substantial
- substantive
- tidy
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Example Sentences
Adjective We received a considerable number of complaints. She was in considerable pain. We have already wasted a considerable amount of time and money. The murder trial attracted considerable public attention. Damage to the vehicle was considerable.
Recent Examples on the Web
David Jesse, Detroit Free Press, 12 Sep. 2022 There was was no trace of infection in the bones, and new bone growth had formed over the amputated area – something that takes considerable time. Katie Hunt, CNN, 7 Sep. 2022 The rookie speedster from Tennessee missed considerable time over the last three weeks with an undisclosed injury but was on the field Monday, and that bodes well for his availability on Sunday. Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022 Biden has also spent considerable time in Pennsylvania in recent days, underscoring the political significance this year of what may be the nation’s ultimate battleground state. Katie Glueck, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Sep. 2022 Over the past month, hospital leaders spent considerable time on how to operate under the law. Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Sep. 2022 Powers-Johnson was among a small group of players who have been out for considerable time, including offensive lineman Bram Walden, outside linebacker Jaden Navarrette and defensive linemen Sua’ava Poti and Maceal Afaese. James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 30 Aug. 2022 Lange takes considerable time analyzing the layout of the Shops and Restaurants at Hudson Yards, the mall within the $25 billion real estate project on Manhattan’s West Side. Jillian Steinhauer, The New Republic, 22 Aug. 2022 New York’s water supply is spread across a vascular network of aqueducts, tunnels and reservoirs throughout the state, marvels of civil engineering that took considerable time, money and coercion to construct. Marc Weingarten, WSJ, 4 Aug. 2022 Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 14 Dec. 2021 See More
Adjective
The university's statement noted both sides had spent considerable time at the bargaining table over the weekend to strike a deal. David Jesse, Detroit Free Press, 12 Sep. 2022 There was was no trace of infection in the bones, and new bone growth had formed over the amputated area – something that takes considerable time. Katie Hunt, CNN, 7 Sep. 2022 The rookie speedster from Tennessee missed considerable time over the last three weeks with an undisclosed injury but was on the field Monday, and that bodes well for his availability on Sunday. Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022 Biden has also spent considerable time in Pennsylvania in recent days, underscoring the political significance this year of what may be the nation’s ultimate battleground state. Katie Glueck, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Sep. 2022 Over the past month, hospital leaders spent considerable time on how to operate under the law. Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Sep. 2022 Powers-Johnson was among a small group of players who have been out for considerable time, including offensive lineman Bram Walden, outside linebacker Jaden Navarrette and defensive linemen Sua’ava Poti and Maceal Afaese. James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 30 Aug. 2022 Lange takes considerable time analyzing the layout of the Shops and Restaurants at Hudson Yards, the mall within the $25 billion real estate project on Manhattan’s West Side. Jillian Steinhauer, The New Republic, 22 Aug. 2022 New York’s water supply is spread across a vascular network of aqueducts, tunnels and reservoirs throughout the state, marvels of civil engineering that took considerable time, money and coercion to construct. Marc Weingarten, WSJ, 4 Aug. 2022 Noun
But the mist remained thick, the swell considerable, and the Australian warmth had given way to Antarctic chill. Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 14 Dec. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Adjective
see consider
Noun
see consider
First Known Use
Adjective
circa 1619, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun
1685, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing considerable
Kids Definition
considerable
adjective
con·sid·er·able kən-ˈsi-də-rə-bəl
: rather large in extent, amount, or size
a considerable distance
I was in considerable pain.
considerable
adjective
1
as in significant
sufficiently large in size, amount, or number to merit attention the considerable number of auto accidents that resulted from the surprise snowstorm Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- significant
- substantial
- sizable
- tremendous
- good
- huge
- major
- great
- substantive
- respectable
- big
- massive
- goodly
- sizeable
- handsome
- largish
- healthy
- tidy
- enormous
- immense
- biggish
- hefty
- colossal
- voluminous
- outsize
- prodigious
- gigantic
- bulky
- outsized
- whopping
- oversize
- astronomical
- herculean
- mammoth
- monumental
- hulking
- monstrous
- titanic
- elephantine
- oversized
- bumper
- jumbo
- astronomic
- king-sized
- king-size
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- inconsiderable
- negligible
- nominal
- insignificant
- inconsequential
- marginal
- trivial
- insubstantial
- slight
- trifling
- unimportant
- meager
- paltry
- puny
- meagre
- petty
- piddling
- small
- little
- picayune
- minute
- tiny
- measly
- diminutive
- undersize
- undersized
- picayunish
- smallish
- pocket
- miniature
- bitty
- pygmy
- pocket-sized
- pint-sized
- pocket-size
- pint-size
2
as in substantial
of a size greater than average of its kind a house with a considerable barn in back Synonyms & Similar Words
- substantial
- large
- sizable
- great
- huge
- big
- tremendous
- enormous
- excessive
- handsome
- tidy
- staggering
- vast
- massive
- immense
- colossal
- gigantic
- oversize
- sizeable
- voluminous
- hefty
- ample
- outsize
- goodly
- largish
- bulky
- outsized
- oversized
- extravagant
- major
- appreciable
- grand
- astronomical
- husky
- hulking
- inordinate
- biggish
- prodigious
- stupendous
- mammoth
- spacious
- boxcar
- plentiful
- whopping
- copious
- mountainous
- extreme
- gargantuan
- humongous
- herculean
- exorbitant
- abundant
- titanic
- monumental
- super
- cosmic
- vasty
- monstrous
- cavernous
- elephantine
- whacking
- astronomic
- gross
- galactic
- humungous
- immoderate
- walloping
- heroic
- monolithic
- heroical
- thick
- leviathan
- bumper
- cyclopean
- pharaonic
- jumbo
- cosmical
- hellacious
- capacious
- Brobdingnagian
- supersized
- commodious
- king-sized
- Bunyanesque
- super-duper
- roomy
- Himalayan
- king-size
- fat
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- small
- little
- smallish
- puny
- dwarf
- undersize
- dwarfish
- minuscule
- tiny
- undersized
- dinky
- infinitesimal
- diminutive
- bantam
- microscopic
- shrimpy
- microscopical
- little bitty
- slight
- wee
- teensy
- miniature
- teeny
- minute
- mini
- pygmy
- thin
- slender
- slim
- teensy-weensy
- petite
- microminiature
- teeny-weeny
- pocket-sized
- pocket-size
- pint-sized
- Lilliputian
- pint-size
- half-pint