variants
or king-sized
1
: longer than the regular or standard size
a king-size cigarette
2
: unusually large
3
US, of a bed
: having dimensions of approximately 76 by 80 inches (about 1.9 by 2.0 meters)
also
: of a size that fits a king-size bed
king-size sheets
compare full-size, queen-size, twin-size
Synonyms
- astronomical
- astronomic
- Brobdingnagian
- bumper
- colossal
- cosmic
- cosmical
- cyclopean
- elephantine
- enormous
- galactic
- gargantuan
- giant
- gigantesque
- gigantic
- grand
- herculean
- heroic
- heroical
- Himalayan
- huge
- humongous
- humungous
- immense
- jumbo
- leviathan
- mammoth
- massive
- mega
- mighty
- monster
- monstrous
- monumental
- mountainous
- oceanic
- pharaonic
- planetary
- prodigious
- super
- super-duper
- supersize
- supersized
- titanic
- tremendous
- vast
- vasty
- walloping
- whacking
- whopping
Examples of king-size in a Sentence
built a king-size mansion with the money he had made in the stock market
the king-size snake known as the anaconda
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Three-Piece Linen Duvet Cover Set $48 $25 at Walmart
Sleep comfortably in this king-size linen and cotton blend set complete with a duvet and two pillow shams.
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Kelsey Fredricks, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Dec. 2024
Today, the pair will celebrate their first Thanksgiving in a civilian home – with a king-size bed.
—Dawn Sawyer, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
Soleil, for instance, lives up to its name, with soft natural light, a white-and-gold color palette, extra-soft fabrics on curvaceous furnishings and a king-size bed beneath a glass ceiling that exposes the interior millwork of a turret.
—Ann Abel, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Available in 10, 15, or 20 pounds Layla Weighted Blanket for $199 to $239: Our tester loved snuggling with a partner under Layla's massive king-size blanket.
—Nena Farrell, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2024
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Kelsey Fredricks, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Dec. 2024
Today, the pair will celebrate their first Thanksgiving in a civilian home – with a king-size bed.
—Dawn Sawyer, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
Soleil, for instance, lives up to its name, with soft natural light, a white-and-gold color palette, extra-soft fabrics on curvaceous furnishings and a king-size bed beneath a glass ceiling that exposes the interior millwork of a turret.
—Ann Abel, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Available in 10, 15, or 20 pounds Layla Weighted Blanket for $199 to $239: Our tester loved snuggling with a partner under Layla's massive king-size blanket.
—Nena Farrell, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for king-size
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“King-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/king-size. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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