Large.
Synonyms:
| abundant, | coarse, | gigantic, | long, |
| ample, | colossal, | grand, | massive, |
| big, | commodious, | great, | spacious, |
| broad, | considerable, | huge, | vast, |
| bulky, | enormous, | immense, | wide. |
| capacious, | extensive, | ||
Large denotes extension in more than one direction, and beyond the average of the class to which the object belongs; we speak of a large surface or a large solid, but of a long line; a large field, a large room, a large apple, etc. A large man is a man of more than ordinary size; a great man is a man of remarkable mental power. Big is a more emphatic word than large, but of less dignity. We do not say that George Washington was a big man.
Antonyms:
| brief, | infinitesimal, | little, | minute, | petty, | slender, | tiny, |
| diminutive, | insignificant, | mean, | narrow, | scanty, | slight, | trifling, |
| inconsiderable, | limited, | microscopic, | paltry, | short, | small, | trivial. |