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
Recent Examples on the Web
The primary is big enough for a king-size bed, and the second bedroom can fit a queen.
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Clio Chang, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2024
Every room is furnished with a king-size bed, all come with a refrigerator and instead of flimsy, folding luggage racks, each has a standard banquette for storage.
—Ryan Slattery, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2024
Each of the 70 rooms, suites, villas and cottages has ocean and garden views, a furnished outdoor terrace or balcony and comfy king-size Swiss Sense beds and linens.
—Alev Aktar, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2024
In Grand Junction, the new Hotel Maverick has a room offering king-size bunk beds, a unique option for families of three or four, with free popcorn in the lobby and delicious happy hour specials at its rooftop bar, Devil’s Kitchen.
—Cynthia J. Drake, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
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Clio Chang, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2024
Every room is furnished with a king-size bed, all come with a refrigerator and instead of flimsy, folding luggage racks, each has a standard banquette for storage.
—Ryan Slattery, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2024
Each of the 70 rooms, suites, villas and cottages has ocean and garden views, a furnished outdoor terrace or balcony and comfy king-size Swiss Sense beds and linens.
—Alev Aktar, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2024
In Grand Junction, the new Hotel Maverick has a room offering king-size bunk beds, a unique option for families of three or four, with free popcorn in the lobby and delicious happy hour specials at its rooftop bar, Devil’s Kitchen.
—Cynthia J. Drake, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
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“King-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/king-size. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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