Considerable

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Large in amount, extent, or degree: a writer of considerable influence.
  • adj. Worthy of consideration; significant: The economy was a considerable issue in the campaign.
  • n. Informal A considerable amount, extent, or degree.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Significant; worth considering.
  • adj. Large in amount.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Worthy of consideration; requiring to be observed, borne in mind, or attended to.
  • adj. Of some distinction; noteworthy; influential; respectable; -- said of persons.
  • adj. Of importance or value.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • That may be considered; that is to be observed, remarked, or attended to.
  • Worthy of consideration; worthy of regard or attention.
  • Of distinction; deserving of notice; important.
  • Of somewhat large amount or extent; of not a little importance from its effects or results; decidedly more than the average: as, a man of considerable influence; a considerable estate.
  • n. A thing of importance or interest.
  • n. Much; not a little: as, he has done considerable for the community; I found considerable to detain me.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
  • Equivalent
    hefty    tidy    goodish    appreciable    sizable    significant    right smart    healthy    goodly    sizeable   
    Antonym
    small   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    noteworthy    influential    respectable    large    sizable    substantial    substantive    good    round    important   
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