Definitions

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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Making a return on the vast sums being invested, which already exceed the railroad or internet booms, assumes sales growth unlike anything in history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

"Peng and colleagues' encounter with a vast fossil graveyard is a truly unique discovery," Stephen J Godfrey of the Calvert Marine Museum wrote in Nature.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

“If I had a $1,000 and had a choice between putting it into tech and putting it into infrastructure, the vast majority of it is going into infrastructure,” he says.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Its vast network of high-speed servers ensures smooth, buffer-free viewing no matter where you are.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

“It is a vast improvement, I think. Change can be for the better, Penny, dear. One must remember that.”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

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