Synonyms for vast
væst, vɑstvast

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1. vast

   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, considerable, enormous, extensive, gigantic, grand, great, huge, immense, large, long, massive, spacious, 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. vast

   Synonyms:
   waste, wild, desolate, extensive, spacious, wide spread, gigantic, wide, boundless, measureless, enormous, mighty, huge, immense, colossal, prodigious, far-reaching

   Antonyms:
   narrow, close, confined, frequented, populated, cultivated, tended, tilled, limited, bounded, circumscribed, moderate

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1. huge, immense, vast, Brobdingnagianadjective

   unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

   "huge government spending"; "huge country estates"; "huge popular demand for higher education"; "a huge wave"; "the Los Angeles aqueduct winds like an immense snake along the base of the mountains"; "immense numbers of birds"; "at vast (or immense) expense"; "the vast reaches of outer space"; "the vast accumulation of knowledge...which we call civilization"- W.R.Inge

   Synonyms:
   immense, huge

   Antonyms:
   small, little

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1. vastadjective

   Synonyms:
   very spacious, very extensive

2. vastadjective

   Synonyms:
   huge, enormous, immense, colossal, gigantic, prodigious, stupendous, very great

3. vastadjective

   Synonyms:
   remarkable, extraordinary

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1. vastadjective

   Synonyms:
   spacious, immense, monstrous, huge, extensive, immeasurable

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1. List of paraphrases for "vast":

   wide, overwhelming, broad, large, huge, great, enormous, immense, extensive, tremendous, big, massive, major, wide-ranging, grande, comprehensive, grand, considerable, large-scale, widespread, high

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1. Julie Kaae Klint:

   A conservative estimate indicates that there are nine million spider-venom peptides, and only 0.01 percent of this vast pharmacological landscape has been explored so far.

2. The LAPD:

   The vast majority of those involved were peaceful and law-abiding, however, a much smaller group of individuals took to the streets with the intention of creating chaos and destruction.

3. Tim Scott:

   We know there is more work to be done to ensure the bad apples do not define all officers — the vast majority of whom put on the uniform each day with integrity and servant hearts, we must all come together to help repair the tenuous relationship between law enforcement and Black and minority Americans.

4. Amanda Azubuike:

   The vast majority of commanders complete their assigned tours with distinction, when they fall short, we hold our leaders accountable, which reflects the importance we place on the public's trust and confidence in our military leaders.

5. The EPI:

   Wal-Mart has aided China's abuse of labor rights and its violations of internationally recognized norms of fair trade by providing a vast and ever-expanding conduit for the distribution of artificially cheap and subsidized Chinese exports to the United States.