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considerable
Meaning: fairly great in amount or degree
considerable in a sentence
How considerable is used in real sentences:
Building the model required considerable time and patience.
The heavy rain caused a considerable delay in the outdoor games.
“The damage left a considerable gap wide enough for Leo’s goats to enter.”
— from the passage The Line Between Them
Synonyms for considerable
Other words for considerable — substantial, sizable and significant — carry the same meaning.
- substantial
- sizable
- significant
Antonyms of considerable
Words that mean the opposite of considerable:
- slight
- negligible
Where it comes from
From Latin considerare 'to examine carefully'
Memory hook
A considerable amount is big enough to consider seriously.
Practice considerable in the app