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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A special anti-graft court ordered his arrest Monday, days after Estrada, son of former Philippine president Joseph Estrada, was charged with plunder, defined in the Philippines as large-scale corruption.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

The discovery highlights how microscopic organisms can influence large-scale environmental processes.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

The minister said the large-scale works would require financial support from the UK government and take between three and five years to complete, due to "the complexity of the site".

From BBC • May 29, 2026

“Failures involving storage tanks or containment systems can escalate into large-scale public safety emergencies within minutes,” Filippo Marchino, founder and managing partner of the X-Law Group, said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

The obvious difference between them was the century and a half of large-scale warfare in the south.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

large-scale

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