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Overview of adj largest The adj largest has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (16) biggest, greatest, largest -- (greatest in size of those under consideration) 2. (3) largest, outside -- (maximal in amount; "a maximal amount"; "an outside estimate") 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 largest 2 senses of largest Sense 1 biggest, greatest, largest INDIRECT (VIA large big) -> small little INDIRECT (VIA large big) -> small little Sense 2 largest, outside INDIRECT (VIA maximal, maximum) -> minimal, minimum INDIRECT (VIA maximal, maximum) -> minimal, minimum 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 largest 2 senses of largest Sense 1 biggest, greatest, largest => large (vs. small), big (vs. little) Sense 2 largest, outside => maximal (vs. minimal), maximum (vs. minimum) 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 largest Attributes of adj large 1 of 8 senses of large Sense 1 large (vs. small), big (vs. little) => size Familiarity of adj largest largest used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Familiarity of adj large large used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 8) Grep of adj largest largest 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 largest The adj largest has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (16) biggest, greatest, largest -- (greatest in size of those under consideration) 2. (3) largest, outside -- (maximal in amount; "a maximal amount"; "an outside estimate") 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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