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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Hiding his face behind a balaclava, the 19-year-old told AFP he would soon leave to fight in the war, vowing "to defend my country" -- which launched a large-scale offensive against its neighbour four years ago.

From Barron's

His task is to lead a pivot back to a military capable of waging and winning large-scale conventional war.

From The Wall Street Journal

Because it popped up within a larger-scale data collection, there was a backlog of images to analyze -- what Holz likened to "baby pictures," or earlier documentation that could tie together the research.

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Last summer, KoBold Metals, a US start-up using artificial intelligence to discover mineral deposits, especially lithium, signed a large-scale exploration agreement with the DRC.

From Barron's

Deeply buried galactic nuclei may therefore function as large-scale chemical factories, influencing how galaxies evolve chemically over time.

From Science Daily

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