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spacious
Meaning: having plenty of room inside
spacious in a sentence
How spacious is used in real sentences:
The spacious classroom had enough room for several large project tables.
The spacious kitchen allowed the whole family to cook together without bumping elbows.
“Yet the main room was spacious, with enough floor for a castle set and two rows of chairs.”
— from the passage The Hall Comes Alive
Synonyms for spacious
Other words for spacious — roomy, ample and expansive — carry the same meaning.
- roomy
- ample
- expansive
Antonyms of spacious
Words that mean the opposite of spacious:
- cramped
- narrow
Where it comes from
From Latin spatium 'space'
Word parts
- -ous — turns a noun or root into an adjective meaning full of, having, or characterized by it
spacious: spati- (space) + -ous (full of)
Memory hook
Spacious contains space, so it has lots of room.