Examples of Synonyms

This assemblage of example synonyms would not be complete, without listing some frequently employed synonyms for Size.

These example synonyms which are used in writing has been arranged by categories. It contains the most important 100 synonyms for different words; however, the intention is not to replace a thesaurus. The selection of the words (e.g big, great, little, famous, few, plenty, far, near, high, low, mass, lack) is centered mainly around size and dimension.

When moving the cursor over the marked words, a tooltip with the meaning of the synonym and some example sentences are displayed.

Size, Magnitude: synonyms for big, great, large, few, small, ...

big • Meaning of these synonyms: being notably above the average in size or magnitude
• Example: 'He avoids big scenes . . . preferring to rely on small gestures and dead-on dialogue' (Peter S. Prescott)

ample Examples: A) There is ample evidence that ... B) He gave me ample reason to leave him.
astronomical broad capacious
colossal
commodious Example: In the western world, commodious vehicles and affordable fuel prices have made cars a mass commodity.
enormous expansive gargantuan
gigantic grand great huge immense
large mammoth mountainous sizable spacious
stupendous Example: the seemingly stupendous obstacles he had to overcome while being on his own.
substantial tremendous vast

little • Meaning of these synonyms: being significantly below the average in size or magnitude
• Example: 'I don't like it one little bit' he flings to her over his shoulder.

atomic cramped diminutive dinky
exiguous itsy-bitsy limited microscopic miniature
minuscule minute petite puny slight
small tiny wee undersized

famous • Meaning of these synonyms: Distinguished by reputation; widely known and esteemed.
• Example: The teacher admired an equestrian statue of a famous monarch.

celebrated considerable distinguished excellent
famed fine grand great illustrious
marvelous mighty notable noted paramount
powerful predominant preeminent preponderant qualified
remarkable renowned suited superior supreme
noteworthy sublime

popular • Meaning of these synonyms: frequently encountered; widely liked or accepted.
• Example: 'a popular bar patronized by an eclectic collection of artists, writers, secretaries and aging soldiers on reserve duty' (Curtis Wilkie)

accepted by adhered to appreciated approved
common conforming to conventional current customary
established favorite liked prevalent standard
well known widely liked widespread

greatly • Meaning of these synonyms: To an extreme extent or degree; in a great manner.
• Example: Now, though, he is fighting back, above all by greatly beefing up his team.

awful considerably damned darned
dreadfully enormously especially exceedingly exceptionally
excessively extra extraordinarily extremely fabulously
frightfully hellishly highly immensely incredibly
inordinately intensely jolly mighty outrageously
particularly quite rather really remarkably
specially terribly too tremendously very much
a lot of abundant adequate ample bountiful
copious countless exuberant fruitful infinite
lavish lush many much multiple
most numerous opulent prodigal
profuse prolific rampant riotous umpteen
almost a good deal about all but approximately
around as good as diverse enough just about
more or less nearly practically quite a few roughly
several some sufficient various virtually
well-nigh
few dearth of exiguous hardly any infinitesimal
insubstantial insufficient lack of least limited
little minimal minimum meager nominal
paltry paucity of poor rare scant
scarce short of skimpy slight sparse
trifling trivial wanting

Nouns: EXCESS: exceeding what is sufficient / PLENTY: a large amount or quantity or state/ LACK: being less than is desired

mass abundance amount array assemblage
batch bulk block bunch cluster
collection couple crop crowd deal
heap host hunk lion's share lot
magnitude number parcel pile portion
quantity
excess cornucopia deluge drove fat
flood glut greater part lion's share majority
more than half mountain nimiety overabundance overflow
overkill plethora plurality preponderance profusion
superfluity superfluousness surfeit surplus swarm
trillions wealth
plenty army bushel crowd dozens
group heaps hill host legion
loads lots mine multitude myriad
oodles pack reams scores

lack • Meaning of these synonyms: a deficiency or an absence
• Example sentence: His remarks convicted him of a lack of sensitivity.

absence dearth defect deficiency
deprivation destitution drought exiguity inadequacy
indigence insufficiency insufficient supply impecuniousness impoverishment
less than half minority meagerness need paucity
pauperism penury poverty privation rareness
scantness scarcity shortage skimpiness sparseness
want

limit • Meaning of these synonyms: The point beyond which something cannot or may not proceed
• Example: During the project, all partcipants were operating under a stringent time limit.

ambit border border line bottom line
boundary boundary line bounds breaking point brim
brink ceiling circumscription confinement constraint
curbing cutoff point deadline edge end point
extent extreme extremity far out farthest point
fence finality limitation margin maximum
the max the most pale perimeter periphery
pole regulation restriction rim tops
ultimate upper limit utmost verge
far afar aloof apart back
behind detached dislocated distant faraway
out of reach out of sight recede remote removed
retreat separated transfered withdrawn
near abutting adjacent adjoining alongside
beside bordering close by conterminous contiguous
local next to nearby neighbor nigh
peripheral in the proximity surrounding touching in the vicinity

high • Meaning of these synonyms: Having a relatively great elevation / Extending far upward
• Example: The presidents high job ratings may falter in the near future.

above above and beyond aerial aloft
altitudinal beyond elevated eminent lofty
onto over superior to tall top
upmost upon upward of

low • Meaning of these synonyms: Close to the ground / Extending far upward
• Example: The high cost and low availability of bank loans may result in further economic turmoil.

abyssal base below beneath
bottom cavernous deep down ground-level
inferior to nether squatty subordinate to subsided
to the ground under underneath

Nouns: MASS: a quantity of items amassed / SIZE: the amount of space occupied by an object

size area bulk capacity diameter
dimensions expanse extent girth heaviness
heft height lenght magnitude mass
measure proportions spread volume weight
width