Synonyms for considerable
kənˈsɪd ər ə bəlcon·sid·er·able

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1. considerable

   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.

   Synonyms:
   abundant, ample, big, broad, bulky, capacious, coarse, colossal, commodious, enormous, extensive, gigantic, grand, great, huge, immense, large, long, massive, spacious, vast, wide

   Antonyms:
   brief, diminutive, inconsiderable, infinitesimal, insignificant, limited, little, mean, microscopic, minute, narrow, paltry, petty, scanty, short, slender, slight, small, tiny, trifling, trivial

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1. considerable

   Synonyms:
   important, large, extensive

   Antonyms:
   unimportant, trifling, inconsiderable

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1. considerableadjective

   large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree

   "a considerable quantity"; "the economy was a considerable issue in the campaign"; "went to considerable trouble for us"; "spent a considerable amount of time on the problem"

   Antonyms:
   inconsiderable

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1. considerableadjective

   Synonyms:
   respectable, worthy of consideration

2. considerableadjective

   Synonyms:
   moderately large, not small

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1. List of paraphrases for "considerable":

   significant, substantial, great, large, sizeable, huge, major, enormous, important, tremendous, big, remarkable, notable, much, extensive, massive, appreciable, serious, many, vast, sizable, immense, dramatic, considerably, strong, wide, high, noticeable, very

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1. Madhavi Arora:

   The broader theme really has been a considerable pick-up in food inflation and unwinding of the favourable base of last year, as well as stickiness in services inflation.

2. Wayne Jonas:

   We could n’t say it’s better than other kinds of therapies, but it did look like it was better than doing nothing to a considerable degree.

3. Mira Rapp-Hooper:

   I do think surface-to-air missiles are a considerable development, if they have been deployed they are probably China's effort to signal a response to freedom-of navigation operations, but I don't think it is a totally unprecedented deployment.

4. Norman Douglas:

   A man can believe a considerable deal of rubbish, and yet go about his daily work in a rational and cheerful manner.

5. Ayata Bilgin:

   It's a striking contradiction by the German government that Germany is denying the genocide of Armenians, research has shown that external pressure on countries can have a considerable influence and Germany could play a very important role in this discussion on Turkey.