To Brian's surprise, his debt amounted to a considerable sum.
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Considerable
/kənˈsɪdəɹəbl̩/
Synonyms for "considerable" (231 found)
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Noun(2 words)
a great manyawful lot
ableabsoluteactiveappreciableascendantauthoritarianauthoritativeauthorizedautocraticbatchbeaucoupbigbig leaguebig namebig timebig-leaguebig-namebig-timebigwigbigwigged
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Adjective(1 words)
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Adjective(23 words)
massive buildingmassive problemmassive projectmassive quantitynoteworthyreckonablerelevantsignificantsignificant aspectsignificant breakthroughsignificant datasignificant effectsignificant resultsizablesolid evidencesubstantialsubstantial amountsubstantial effectsubstantial entitysubstantial number
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materialmaximummeaningfulmessmightymillionmintmomentousmonocraticmuchmultifariousmultifoldmultiplemultitudinalmultitudinousmyriadnameniftyno endno few
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not a fewnotablenoteworthynoticeablenumerousof consequenceofficialoodlespackpeckpileplenaryplentypotpotentpowerfulpreeminentprestigiousprettyprofuseprominentpuissantquite someraftrankingremarkablerespectablerulingscadsself-importantseniorsensibleseriousseveralsightsignificantsizablesizeableslewsmartsospatestackstrongsubstantialsuperiorsupremeswingeingtalltellingthousandtidytidy sumtotaltotalitarianvery manywadweightyworld shakingworld-shakingworthyzillion
Noun(8 words)
more massivemost massivepronounced differencesample of substancesharp dropsignificant changesizesubstantial difference
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6 entriesCollocations
6 entriesconsiderable amountconsiderable effortconsiderable evidenceconsiderable extentconsiderable influenceconsiderable number
Inflections
2 entriesmore considerablemost considerable
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3 entriesAntonyms
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14 entriesSample sentences
15 total sentences available.
The ship was built at considerable expense.
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The nuclear ship was built at a considerable expense.
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A considerable amount of time and effort have been spent already.
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