sizable

adjective

siz·​able ˈsī-zə-bəl How to pronounce sizable (audio)
variants or sizeable
Synonyms of sizablenext
: fairly large : considerable
a sizable donation
sizableness noun
sizably
ˈsī-zə-blē How to pronounce sizable (audio)
adverb

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a sizable portion of the population He won by a sizable margin.
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Apple's first foldable comes seven years after Samsung pioneered the category, but the American tech giant is expected to take a sizable chunk of the market. — Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026 Many of his domestic critics have faulted him for prolonging the war in Gaza to appease his far-right allies, and for permitting ultra-Orthodox Jews to forgo military service to appease that sizable religious voter bloc. — Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026 Other states also recorded sizable net gains in nationwide Gen Z migration, including South Carolina, which gained 22,843; Missouri, with 14,063; and Tennessee, with 13,537. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026 Aledo didn’t score in the fourth quarter but easily maintained a sizable lead. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sizable

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First Known Use

1613, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sizable was in 1613

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sizable

adjective
siz·​able
variants or sizeable
ˈsī-zə-bəl How to pronounce sizable (audio)
: fairly large : considerable
sizably
-blē How to pronounce sizable (audio)
adverb
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