Antonyms for considerable
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : kuh n-sid-er-uh-buh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : kənˈsɪd ər ə bəl |
Definition of considerable
Origin :- mid-15c., "capable of being considered," from Medieval Latin considerabilis "worthy to be considered," from Latin considerare (see consider). Meaning "pretty large" is from 1640s (implied in considerably).
- CONSIDERABLE. This word is still frequently used in the manner out by Dr. Witherspoon in the following remark: "He is considerable of a surveyor; considerable of it may found in the country. This manner of speaking in the northern parts." [Pickering, 1816]
- adj abundant, large
- adj important
- He had uttered his own practical unbelief, however, with considerable accuracy.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- A considerable portion of the land hereabouts is cultivated.
- Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- His father and mother were in considerable perplexity about him.
- Extract from : « Biographical Stories » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- She had, in fact, graduated from a girls' school of considerable repute.
- Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
- The bench was of considerable width--probably a mile at this point.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- The two brigs had gone, but there was still a considerable French force in port.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- Mr. and Mrs. Beaufort became persons of considerable importance.
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- Wheatstone and he obtained a considerable sum for the use of their apparatus.
- Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
- The blow had taken a considerable part of his remaining strength.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- But don't you think it is of considerable importance to my wife?
- Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler
Synonyms for considerable
- ample
- appreciable
- astronomical
- big
- bountiful
- comfortable
- commodious
- consequential
- distinguished
- doozie
- dynamite
- essential
- extensive
- fab
- fat
- goodly
- great
- hefty
- huge
- influential
- large-scale
- lavish
- major
- marked
- material
- meaningful
- momentous
- mondo
- much
- noteworthy
- noticeable
- plentiful
- pretty
- reasonable
- renowned
- respectable
- significant
- sizable
- solid gold
- something
- something else
- substantial
- super
- super-duper
- tidy
- to the max
- tolerable
- unreal
- venerable
- weighty
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