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adjective
- 1. of very great extent or quantity; immense: "a vast plain full of orchards"
noun
- 1. an immense space. archaic
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Vast definition: of very great area or extent; immense. See examples of VAST used in a sentence.
4 meanings: 1. unusually large in size, extent, degree, or number; immense 2. (intensifier) 3. → See the vast 4. British.... Click for more definitions.
adjective. us / væst / uk / vɑːst / Add to word list. B2. extremely big: A vast audience watched the broadcast. The amount of detail the book contains is vast. The people who have taken our advice have saved themselves vast amounts / sums of money. The vast majority of children attend public schools. Synonyms. enormous. huge.
Synonyms for VAST: huge, enormous, gigantic, tremendous, massive, giant, immense, colossal; Antonyms of VAST: tiny, minuscule, infinitesimal, microscopic, diminutive, miniature, small, pocket
- Some common synonyms of vast are colossal, enormous, gigantic, huge, immense, and mammoth. While all these words mean "exceedingly large," vast usu...
- The words colossal and vast can be used in similar contexts, but colossal applies especially to a human creation of stupendous or incredible dimens...
- Enormous and immense both suggest an exceeding of all ordinary bounds in size or amount or degree, but enormous often adds an implication of abnorm...
- Although the words gigantic and vast have much in common, gigantic stresses the contrast with the size of others of the same kind. // a gigantic sp...
- The synonyms huge and vast are sometimes interchangeable, but huge commonly suggests an immensity of bulk or amount. // incurred a huge debt
- The meanings of mammoth and vast largely overlap; however, mammoth suggests both hugeness and ponderousness of bulk. // a mammoth boulder
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Sep 20, 2024 · vast (comparative vaster or more vast, superlative vastest or most vast) Very large or wide (literally or figuratively).
What does the word vast mean? There are 11 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word vast . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
