Grep  of  noun  larger 
  enlarger 
 
  Overview  of  adj  larger 
 
  The  adj  larger  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (56)  bigger,  larger  --  (large  or  big  relative  to  something  else) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  large 
 
  The  adj  large  has  8  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (152)  large  big  --  (above  average  in  size  or  number  or  quantity  or  magnitude  or  extent;  "a  large  city";  "set  out  for  the  big  city";  "a  large  sum";  "a  big  (or  large)  barn";  "a  large  family";  "big  businesses";  "a  big  expenditure";  "a  large  number  of  newspapers";  "a  big  group  of  scientists";  "large  areas  of  the  world") 
  2.  (2)  large  --  (fairly  large  or  important  in  effect;  influential;  "played  a  large  role  in  the  negotiations") 
  3.  macroscopic,  macroscopical,  large  --  (large  enough  to  be  visible  to  the  naked  eye) 
  4.  bombastic,  declamatory,  large  orotund,  tumid,  turgid  --  (ostentatiously  lofty  in  style;  "a  man  given  to  large  talk";  "tumid  political  prose") 
  5.  big  large  magnanimous  --  (generous  and  understanding  and  tolerant;  "a  heart  big  enough  to  hold  no  grudges";  "that's  very  big  of  you  to  be  so  forgiving";  "a  large  and  generous  spirit";  "a  large  heart";  "magnanimous  toward  his  enemies") 
  6.  big  large  prominent  --  (conspicuous  in  position  or  importance;  "a  big  figure  in  the  movement";  "big  man  on  campus";  "he's  very  large  in  financial  circles";  "a  prominent  citizen") 
  7.  large  --  (having  broad  power  and  range  and  scope;  "taking  the  large  view";  "a  large  effect";  "a  large  sympathy") 
  8.  big  enceinte,  expectant,  gravid,  great,  large  heavy,  with  child  --  (in  an  advanced  stage  of  pregnancy;  "was  big  with  child";  "was  great  with  child") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  larger 
 
  1  sense  of  larger 
 
  Sense  1 
  bigger,  larger 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  large  big)  ->  small  little 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  large  big)  ->  small  little 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  large 
 
  8  senses  of  large 
 
  Sense  1 
  large  (vs.  small),  big  (vs.  little) 
 
  small  (vs.  large),  little  (vs.  big) 
  =>  bantam,  diminutive,  lilliputian,  midget,  petite,  tiny 
  =>  bitty,  bittie,  teensy,  teentsy,  teeny,  wee,  weeny,  weensy,  teensy-weensy,  teeny-weeny,  itty-bitty,  itsy-bitsy 
  =>  dinky 
  =>  dwarf,  dwarfish 
  =>  elfin,  elflike 
  =>  gnomish 
  =>  half-size 
  =>  infinitesimal,  minute,  microscopic 
  =>  least,  littlest,  smallest 
  =>  lesser 
  =>  micro 
  =>  miniature 
  =>  minuscule,  miniscule 
  =>  pocket-size,  pocket-sized 
  =>  puny,  runty,  shrimpy 
  =>  slender,  slim 
  =>  smaller,  littler 
  =>  smallish 
  =>  small-scale 
  =>  undersize,  undersized 
 
  Sense  2 
  large 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  significant)  ->  insignificant,  unimportant 
 
  Sense  3 
  macroscopic  (vs.  microscopic),  macroscopical,  large 
 
 
  Sense  4 
  bombastic,  declamatory,  large  orotund,  tumid,  turgid 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  rhetorical)  ->  unrhetorical 
 
  Sense  5 
  big  large  magnanimous 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  generous)  ->  ungenerous,  meanspirited 
 
  Sense  6 
  big  large  prominent 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  conspicuous)  ->  inconspicuous,  invisible 
 
  Sense  7 
  large 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  comprehensive)  ->  noncomprehensive,  incomprehensive 
 
  Sense  8 
  big(prenominal),  enceinte,  expectant,  gravid,  great(prenominal),  large(prenominal),  heavy(prenominal),  with  child(prenominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  pregnant)  ->  nonpregnant 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  larger 
 
  1  sense  of  larger 
 
  Sense  1 
  bigger,  larger 
  =>  large  (vs.  small),  big  (vs.  little) 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  large 
 
  8  senses  of  large 
 
  Sense  1 
  large  (vs.  small),  big  (vs.  little) 
  =>  ample,  sizable,  sizeable 
  =>  astronomic,  astronomical,  galactic 
  =>  banner 
  =>  bigger,  larger 
  =>  biggest,  greatest,  largest 
  =>  biggish,  largish 
  =>  blown-up,  enlarged 
  =>  bouffant,  puffy 
  =>  bulky 
  =>  capacious 
  =>  colossal,  prodigious,  stupendous 
  =>  cosmic 
  =>  deep 
  =>  double 
  =>  elephantine,  gargantuan,  giant,  jumbo 
  =>  epic,  heroic,  larger-than-life 
  =>  extensive,  extended 
  =>  great 
  =>  hulking,  hulky 
  =>  humongous,  thumping,  whopping,  walloping 
  =>  king-size,  king-sized 
  =>  large-scale 
  =>  life-size,  life-sized,  full-size 
  =>  macro 
  =>  man-sized 
  =>  massive,  monolithic,  monumental 
  =>  massive 
  =>  monstrous 
  =>  mountainous 
  =>  outsize,  outsized,  oversize,  oversized 
  =>  plumping 
  =>  colossal,  prodigious,  stupendous 
  =>  queen-size,  queen-sized 
  =>  rangy 
  =>  ample,  sizable,  sizeable 
  =>  broad,  spacious,  wide 
  =>  super 
  =>  titanic 
  =>  voluminous 
  =>  enormous,  tremendous 
  =>  gigantic,  mammoth 
  =>  huge,  immense,  vast 
  =>  large-scale 
  =>  overlarge,  too  large 
  =>  whacking 
  =>  wide-ranging 
 
  Sense  2 
  large 
  =>  significant  (vs.  insignificant),  important 
 
  Sense  3 
  macroscopic  (vs.  microscopic),  macroscopical,  large 
  =>  megascopic,  gross 
 
  Sense  4 
  bombastic,  declamatory,  large  orotund,  tumid,  turgid 
  =>  rhetorical  (vs.  unrhetorical) 
 
  Sense  5 
  big  large  magnanimous 
  =>  generous  (vs.  ungenerous) 
 
  Sense  6 
  big  large  prominent 
  =>  conspicuous  (vs.  inconspicuous),  obvious 
 
  Sense  7 
  large 
  =>  comprehensive  (vs.  noncomprehensive) 
 
  Sense  8 
  big(prenominal),  enceinte,  expectant,  gravid,  great(prenominal),  large(prenominal),  heavy(prenominal),  with  child(prenominal) 
  =>  pregnant  (vs.  nonpregnant) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  larger 
 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  large 
 
  1  of  8  senses  of  large 
 
  Sense  1 
  large  (vs.  small),  big  (vs.  little) 
  =>  size 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  larger 
 
  larger  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  large 
 
  large  used  as  an  adjective  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  8) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  larger 
  larger 
  larger-than-life 
 
  Grep  of  adj  large 
  at-large 
  at  large 
  large 
  large-cap 
  large-capitalization 
  large-scale 
  larger 
  larger-than-life 
  largest 
  overlarge 
  too  large 
  writ  large 
 
  Overview  of  adj  larger 
 
  The  adj  larger  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (56)  bigger,  larger  --  (large  or  big  relative  to  something  else) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  large 
 
  The  adj  large  has  8  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (152)  large  big  --  (above  average  in  size  or  number  or  quantity  or  magnitude  or  extent;  "a  large  city";  "set  out  for  the  big  city";  "a  large  sum";  "a  big  (or  large)  barn";  "a  large  family";  "big  businesses";  "a  big  expenditure";  "a  large  number  of  newspapers";  "a  big  group  of  scientists";  "large  areas  of  the  world") 
  2.  (2)  large  --  (fairly  large  or  important  in  effect;  influential;  "played  a  large  role  in  the  negotiations") 
  3.  macroscopic,  macroscopical,  large  --  (large  enough  to  be  visible  to  the  naked  eye) 
  4.  bombastic,  declamatory,  large  orotund,  tumid,  turgid  --  (ostentatiously  lofty  in  style;  "a  man  given  to  large  talk";  "tumid  political  prose") 
  5.  big  large  magnanimous  --  (generous  and  understanding  and  tolerant;  "a  heart  big  enough  to  hold  no  grudges";  "that's  very  big  of  you  to  be  so  forgiving";  "a  large  and  generous  spirit";  "a  large  heart";  "magnanimous  toward  his  enemies") 
  6.  big  large  prominent  --  (conspicuous  in  position  or  importance;  "a  big  figure  in  the  movement";  "big  man  on  campus";  "he's  very  large  in  financial  circles";  "a  prominent  citizen") 
  7.  large  --  (having  broad  power  and  range  and  scope;  "taking  the  large  view";  "a  large  effect";  "a  large  sympathy") 
  8.  big  enceinte,  expectant,  gravid,  great,  large  heavy,  with  child  --  (in  an  advanced  stage  of  pregnancy;  "was  big  with  child";  "was  great  with  child") 

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