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Definitions

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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Out of 100 institutional investors surveyed by research firm Just Capital, just 10% expected large-scale job losses, compared to 30% of the general public.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

When nations are openly engaged in armed conflict, as the U.S. and Iran are, neither the threat nor the execution of large-scale attacks on infrastructure has been prosecuted as a war crime.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

This concept offers a fresh way to protect, control, and share quantum information, potentially bringing scientists closer to building large-scale quantum computers.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

Poste supports recovery but said a large-scale treatment facility on that property would be difficult to manage.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Like the second theory, this one considers modern Japanese to be slightly modified Koreans but dispenses with the need for large-scale immigration.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond