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Vast

Waste; desert; desolate; lonely.

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Big 84% connected

Having largeness of size; of much bulk or magnitude; of great size; large.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Big 84% connected

Having largeness of size; of much bulk or magnitude; of great size; large.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Large 84% connected

Exceeding most other things of like kind in bulk, capacity, quantity, superficial dimensions, or number of constituent units; big; great; capacious;…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Large 84% connected

Exceeding most other things of like kind in bulk, capacity, quantity, superficial dimensions, or number of constituent units; big; great; capacious;…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Immenseness 74% connected

The state of being immense.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Immenseness 74% connected

The state of being immense.

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Immensity 74% connected

The state or quality of being immense; inlimited or immeasurable extension; infinity; vastness in extent or bulk; greatness.

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Immensity 74% connected

The state or quality of being immense; inlimited or immeasurable extension; infinity; vastness in extent or bulk; greatness.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Brobdingnagian 92% connected

Colossal; of extraordinary height; gigantic.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Huge 92% connected

Very large; enormous; immense; excessive; -- used esp. of material bulk, but often of qualities, extent, etc.; as, a huge ox; a huge space; a huge di…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Immense 92% connected

Immeasurable; unlimited. In commonest use: Very great; vast; huge.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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