Synonyms of commodious

commodious

adjective

kə-ˈmō-dē-əs 

as in spacious

more than adequate or average in capacity

a house with exceptionally commodious closets

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spacious
• ample
• large
• capacious
• roomy
• wide
• huge
• generous
• handsome
• sizable
• big
• tidy
• oversize
• expansive
• cavernous
• voluminous
• gigantic
• enormous
• extensive
• vast
• substantial
• massive
• considerable
• bulky
• goodly
• broad
• tremendous
• stupendous
• mountainous
• great
• immense
• gargantuan
• mammoth
• prodigious
• colossal
• humongous
• monolithic
• super
• outsize
• elephantine
• hefty
• largish
• monstrous
• grand
• monumental
• staggering
• herculean
• titanic
• biggish
• heroic
• jumbo
• boundless
• limitless
• extended
• Himalayan
• pharaonic
• unbounded
• Brobdingnagian
• hulking
• overscale
• king-size
• leviathan
• Bunyanesque

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confined
• limited
• narrow
• restricted
• small
• incommodious
• cramped
• tiny
• tight
• snug

Synonym Chooser

How does the adjective commodious differ from other similar words?

Some common synonyms of commodious are ample, capacious, and spacious. While all these words mean "larger in extent or capacity than the average," commodious stresses roominess and comfortableness.

a commodious and airy penthouse apartment

When can ample be used instead of commodious?

The synonyms ample and commodious are sometimes interchangeable, but ample implies having a greater size, expanse, or amount than that deemed adequate.

ample closet space

When is it sensible to use capacious instead of commodious?

In some situations, the words capacious and commodious are roughly equivalent. However, capacious stresses the ability to hold, contain, or retain more than the average.

a capacious suitcase

Where would spacious be a reasonable alternative to commodious?

The meanings of spacious and commodious largely overlap; however, spacious implies great length and breadth.

a spacious front lawn

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of commodious

That ramshackle but commodious 17th-century attic refuge became a significant node of cultural resistance in Vichy France — pretty much everybody who was anybody was dropping by for the anti-Nazi salon, and not least, the drinks. —Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2026

But now, more than a half century since the last crewed lunar voyages and their toilet troubles, the four astronauts of NASA’s Artemis II mission will take flight with a more commodious bathroom in tow. —K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2026

Or, better yet, help create larger, more commodious ones. —Nicholas Wright, Time, 26 Nov. 2025

The larger of the two units measures a whopping 12,200 square feet with five bedrooms, six bathrooms, and more than 5,200 square feet of outdoor space; the smaller clocks in at a still-commodious 10,700 square feet with four bedrooms and five bathrooms. —Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 Nov. 2025

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