large-scale

[lahrj-skeyl] / ˈlɑrdʒˈskeɪl /

ADJECTIVE

big

Synonyms

STRONGEST

extensive huge large massive sizable substantial

WEAK

a whale of a ample awash brimming bulky bull burly capacious chock-full colossal commodious considerable copious crowded enormous fat full gigantic good great healthy heavy-duty heavyweight hefty hulking humongous husky immense jumbo mammoth mondo monster oversize packed ponderous prodigious roomy spacious strapping stuffed supercolossal thundering tremendous vast voluminous walloping whopper whopping

Antonyms

STRONGEST

little miniature short small tiny

Example Sentences

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There are potential gray areas — such as whether a large-scale school walkout — which organizers intend to be dramatic — would fall outside this protection because students don’t formally check out, for example.

From Los Angeles Times

But despite plans for large-scale infrastructure and grand ambitions for innovation, experts say the country still has a long way to go before it can rival the United States and China.

From Barron's

“You have large-scale gatherings of people for harvest days and feast days,” says Samuel Backer, assistant professor of history at the University of Maine.

From The Wall Street Journal

These large-scale systems influence global water availability over multiple years and affect billions of people worldwide.

From Science Daily

All of the trials included in the analysis were large-scale studies with at least 1,000 participants and followed patients for a median of nearly five years.

From Science Daily

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