sizable
adjective
siz·able ˈsī-zə-bəl 
variants or sizeable
: fairly large : considerable
a sizable donation
sizableness noun
sizably
ˈsī-zə-blē
adverb 
Synonyms
- big
- biggish
- boxcar
- bulky
- considerable
- goodly
- grand
- great
- handsome
- hefty
- hulking
- husky
- large
- largish
- outsize
- outsized
- oversize
- oversized
- substantial
- tidy
- voluminous
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Example Sentences
a sizable portion of the population He won by a sizable margin.
Recent Examples on the Web Young flailed and threw it away, but a sizable number of those on the home sideline and inside DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium threw their hands together above their head, attempting to will a safety call from the officials. 
Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 12 Sep. 2022 Though the southern offensive might appear to have been a feint, preparing the battlefield in the northeast for Kyiv's stunning breakthrough, both attacks were well planned and backed by a sizable number of ground troops. Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2022 Moad said that the amount of trash collected along the river during last year’s event was sizable due to low water levels. David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022 Fox only has one new show launching in the fall, but there are a sizable number of both scripted and unscripted shows on deck. Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2022 That’s left builders with a sizable number of unsold properties. BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2022 Whitmer also holds a sizable lead among women voters polled, with a 17-point lead over Dixon in that demographic. Alexandra Marquez, NBC News, 18 Aug. 2022 This potentially fatal reveal generates most of the film’s sizable — and deftly constructed — tension as the story tracks Sara’s grueling months hiding out on the increasingly beleaguered farm. Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2022 The crowd at the Pushkin Square outlet, however sizable and lively, was no match for the turnout for the McDonald’s opening in 1990, when people waited in line for hours. Jim Heintz, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 June 2022 See More
Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 12 Sep. 2022 Though the southern offensive might appear to have been a feint, preparing the battlefield in the northeast for Kyiv's stunning breakthrough, both attacks were well planned and backed by a sizable number of ground troops. Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2022 Moad said that the amount of trash collected along the river during last year’s event was sizable due to low water levels. David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022 Fox only has one new show launching in the fall, but there are a sizable number of both scripted and unscripted shows on deck. Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2022 That’s left builders with a sizable number of unsold properties. BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2022 Whitmer also holds a sizable lead among women voters polled, with a 17-point lead over Dixon in that demographic. Alexandra Marquez, NBC News, 18 Aug. 2022 This potentially fatal reveal generates most of the film’s sizable — and deftly constructed — tension as the story tracks Sara’s grueling months hiding out on the increasingly beleaguered farm. Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2022 The crowd at the Pushkin Square outlet, however sizable and lively, was no match for the turnout for the McDonald’s opening in 1990, when people waited in line for hours. Jim Heintz, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1613, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
sizable
adjective
siz·able
variants or sizeable
ˈsī-zə-bəl
: fairly large a sizable contribution
sizably
adverb
as in considerably
to a large extent or degree we need to sizably increase production if we want to finish this project on time Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- considerably
- highly
- greatly
- much
- significantly
- tremendously
- utterly
- largely
- massively
- enormously
- noticeably
- vastly
- extensively
- broadly
- hugely
- astronomically
- staggeringly
- a lot
- stupendously
- monumentally
- colossally
- appreciably
- monstrously
- no end
- by half
- big-time
- abundantly
- plentifully
- amply
- copiously
- healthily
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- slightly
- little
- modestly
- nominally
- negligibly
- scarcely
- barely
- minimally
- fractionally
- hardly
- insignificantly
- microscopically
- imperceptibly
- minutely
- just
- infinitesimally
- invisibly