vast

[vast] / væst /

ADJECTIVE

very large; wide in range

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ample big boundless broad colossal endless enormous extensive far-flung far-reaching gigantic great huge immense infinite limitless mammoth massive monumental spacious tremendous unlimited

WEAK

all-inclusive astronomical capacious comprehensive detailed eternal expanded forever giant illimitable immeasurable measureless monstrous never-ending prodigious prolonged spread-out stretched-out sweeping titanic unbounded voluminous widespread

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bounded calculable ending finite insignificant limited little miniature minute narrow restricted short small teeny tiny trivial unimportant

Example Sentences

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Currently close to 1,100 titles, Conor’s vast library of tapes stretches across half a dozen large shelves and numerous boxes around his room and elsewhere.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

The vast dataset behind this study remains a valuable resource.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

The private-equity firm continues selectively pursuing thematic investments, the vast majority of those focused on the AI opportunity, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

The rush to build AI data centres has sent orders soaring for HBM, which help the systems process vast amounts of data.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

It becomes the subject of gossip and soon attracts the attention of the media, after which it escalates into a crisis of vast and humiliating proportions.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

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