outsize

[out-sahyz] / ˈaʊtˌsaɪz /

ADJECTIVE

huge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

colossal enormous extensive gargantuan giant gigantic great humongous immense magnificent mammoth massive monstrous monumental towering tremendous vast

WEAK

behemothic bulky cyclopean elephantine gross immeasurable jumbo leviathan lusty mighty mondo monster mountainous oversize planetary prodigious stupendous titanic walloping whopping

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dwarfed insignificant limited little miniature miniscule minor minute narrow poor short small teeny tiny unimportant

WEAK

dwarf

ADJECTIVE

obese

Synonyms

STRONGEST

corpulent

WEAK

adipose avoirdupois fat fleshy heavy paunchy plump porcine portly pudgy rotund stout

Antonyms

WEAK

emaciated skinny underweight

ADJECTIVE

overweight

Synonyms

STRONGEST

corpulent obese pudgy

STRONG

fat heavy plump stout

WEAK

ample bulky fleshy hefty huge massive overfed overstuffed portly rotund upholstered weighty

Antonyms

STRONGEST

skinny slight thin

STRONG

lean slender

WEAK

underweight

Example Sentences

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There’s another small behavior change that produces an outsize impact.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 21, 2026

The company had initially targeted up to $42 billion, but upped the issuance after outsize demand.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

This helps protect index funds from having an outsize influence on a stock that doesn’t have many shares to trade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Many observers noted an outsize jump last month of 70,000 leisure and hospitality workers, which seemed related to the coming World Cup.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Throughout my childhood and adult life, Moni, Jagu, and Rajesh played an outsize role in my family’s imagination.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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