considerable

¹con·sid·er·able

adj \-ˈsi-dər(-ə)-bəl, -ˈsi-drə-bəl\

Definition of CONSIDERABLE

1

: worth consideration : significant <a considerable artist>

2

: large in extent or degree <a considerable number>

— con·sid·er·ably \-blē\ adverb

Examples of CONSIDERABLE

1. We received a considerable number of complaints.
2. She was in considerable pain.
3. We have already wasted a considerable amount of time and money.
4. The murder trial attracted considerable public attention.
5. Damage to the vehicle was considerable.

First Known Use of CONSIDERABLE

circa 1619

Related to CONSIDERABLE

Synonyms: biggish, good, goodly, handsome, healthy, largish, major, respectable, significant, sizable (or sizeable), substantial, substantive, tidy

Antonyms: inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, insubstantial, negligible, nominal

Related Words: big, bulky, hefty, hulking, outsize (also outsized), oversize (or oversized), voluminous; astronomical (also astronomic), bumper, colossal, elephantine, enormous, gigantic, great, herculean, huge, immense, jumbo, king-size (or king-sized), mammoth, massive, monstrous, monumental, prodigious, titanic, tremendous, whopping

Near Antonyms: measly, minute, paltry, petty, picayune, picayunish, piddling, puny, trifling, trivial, unimportant; marginal, meager (or meagre), slight; little, small, tiny, undersized (also undersize); bitty, diminutive, miniature, pint-size (or pint-sized), pocket, pocket-size (also pocket-sized), pygmy, smallish

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