CONSIDERABLE


Meaning of CONSIDERABLE in English

adjective

1.

Synonyms: important 1, big, consequential, material, meaningful, momentous, significant, substantial, weighty

2.

tending more to the large than the small

buckled down with his ax and made a considerable impression on the woodpile

Synonyms: good, respectable, ||right smart, sensible, sizable, ||smart

Related Word: able, capable, competent; active, effective, efficacious; important, notable, significant; goodly, pretty, substantial, tidy

Contrasted words: insignificant, meager, slight, trivial; big, grand, great, huge

3.

Synonyms: big 1, extensive, hefty, large, large-scale, major, sizable

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