considerable

[kuhn-sid-er-uh-buhl] / kənˈsɪd ər ə bəl /

ADJECTIVE

abundant, large

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ample appreciable astronomical big extensive great hefty huge major noticeable reasonable sizable substantial

WEAK

bountiful comfortable commodious goodly large-scale lavish marked much plentiful pretty respectable tidy tolerable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

inconsiderable insignificant insufficient little miniature minor minute poor short small stupid tiny unimportant

WEAK

slight undistinguished unnoteworthy unnoticeable

ADJECTIVE

important

Synonyms

STRONGEST

big significant substantial

WEAK

consequential distinguished doozie dynamite essential fab fat influential material meaningful momentous mondo noteworthy renowned solid-gold something something else super super-duper to the max unreal venerable weighty

Antonyms

STRONGEST

insignificant little minor small unimportant

WEAK

inconsiderable slight undistinguished unnoteworthy unnoticeable

Example Sentences

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"A considerable portion of the responsibility and accountability rests here."

From Barron's

Investors have bought up a ton of stock in the face of considerable risks.

From Barron's

Avalanche danger is also expected to remain considerable after recent storm systems have cumulatively dumped several feet of snow.

From Los Angeles Times

That theme and his considerable rhetorical gifts would make him a national political figure by the end of the 1980s and one of the most influential Democratic power brokers of his era.

From The Wall Street Journal

A former deputy prime minister and home minister, Lamichhane has formed an alliance with former Kathmandu mayor Balendra "Balen" Shah, 35 -- a rapper and civil engineer with a considerable online following.

From Barron's

considerable

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