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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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Design-software developer Canva avoided large-scale layoffs due to its profitability as it builds toward a U.S. stock-market listing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Even so, the results indicate that life might be identified not by its chemistry alone, but by the large-scale patterns it leaves across the universe.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

The 1970s saw the business rapidly expand, with Laney setting up a large-scale manufacturing unit in Digbeth, Birmingham, eventually relocating to its current Halesowen home in 2004.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

However, a large-scale acquisition would have been a different matter entirely.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

He got the grant, and another $5,000 from the ever-faithful Research Corporation, to work toward the large-scale production of isotopes.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik