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sizable

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈsaɪzəbəl/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Fairly large.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He gave a sizable cash donation, sizable enough that the IRS wondered where all that money came from.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

large in amount or extent or degree

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • it cost a considerable amount
  • a goodly amount
  • received a hefty bonus
  • a respectable sum
  • a tidy sum of money
  • a sizable fortune

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: goodly, goodish, healthy, hefty, respectable, sizeable, tidy

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

fairly large

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a sizable fortune
  • an ample waistline
  • of ample proportions

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ample, sizeable

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English size Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English sizable From size + -able.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: доста голям (dosta goljam) — fairly large
  • Catalan: apreciable — fairly large
  • Esperanto: ampleksa — fairly large
  • Esperanto: larĝa — fairly large
  • Esperanto: vasta — fairly large
  • Finnish: kookas — fairly large
  • French: ample — fairly large
  • French: étendu — fairly large
  • French: large — fairly large
  • Galician: grandeiro — fairly large
  • German: beträchtlich — fairly large
  • Greek: ευρύς (evrýs) — fairly large
  • Ancient Greek: εὐρύς (eurús) — fairly large
  • Latgalian: makans — fairly large
  • Latvian: prāvs — fairly large
  • Polish: znaczny — fairly large
  • Polish: znaczący — fairly large
  • Portuguese: considerável — fairly large
  • Scottish Gaelic: tomadach — fairly large
  • Swedish: ansenlig — fairly large