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SIZABLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sizable mean?
• SIZABLE (adjective)
The adjective SIZABLE has 2 senses:
1. fairly large in size
2. large in amount or extent or degree
Familiarity information: SIZABLE used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fairly large in size
Synonyms:
Context example:
of ample proportions
Similar:
big; large (above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Large in amount or extent or degree
Synonyms:
goodish; goodly; healthy; hefty; respectable; sizable; sizeable; tidy
Context example:
a sizable fortune
Similar:
considerable (large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree)
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