Synonyms of outsize

outsize

adjective

ˈau̇t-ˌsīz 

variants also outsized

1

as in hulking

of a size greater than average of its kind

she likes to make dramatic appearances wearing her trademark outsize sunglasses

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hulking
• handsome
• oversized
• considerable
• large
• oversize
• sizeable
• husky
• sizable
• substantial
• voluminous
• big
• hefty
• bulky
• prodigious
• grand
• enormous
• titanic
• goodly
• bumper
• huge
• gigantic
• tidy
• largish
• colossal
• boxcar
• gargantuan
• monumental
• great
• mammoth
• tremendous
• vast
• immense
• biggish
• major
• massive
• excessive
• elephantine
• inordinate
• humongous
• stupendous
• mountainous
• jumbo
• staggering
• cosmic
• astronomic
• exorbitant
• astronomical
• cavernous
• super
• whopping
• extravagant
• extreme
• humungous
• appreciable
• herculean
• monolithic
• monstrous
• immoderate
• cosmical
• copious
• heroic
• galactic
• ample
• cyclopean
• supersized
• gross
• heroical
• pharaonic
• Brobdingnagian
• abundant
• plentiful
• king-sized
• leviathan
• vasty
• Himalayan
• king-size
• walloping
• capacious
• whacking
• Bunyanesque
• fat
• hellacious
• commodious
• roomy
• super-duper
• spacious
• thick

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• small
• little
• puny
• smallish
• dwarf
• undersize
• undersized
• dinky
• dwarfish
• tiny
• diminutive
• minuscule
• microscopic
• infinitesimal
• miniature
• mini
• teeny
• microscopical
• pocket-size
• teensy
• pygmy
• Lilliputian
• shrimpy
• wee
• bantam
• half-pint
• little bitty
• slender
• minute
• thin
• slight
• petite
• pint-size
• pocket-sized
• slim
• teeny-weeny
• pint-sized
• teensy-weensy
• microminiature

2

as in inflated

extended beyond normal or realistic bounds

I'm tired of having to deal with so many outsize egos at the office

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inflated
• exaggerated
• overblown
• enlarged
• bloated
• overdrawn
• hyperbolized
• overweening
• padded
• magnified
• overstated
• stretched
• unreasonable
• grandiose
• embroidered
• embellished
• unrealistic
• overemphasized
• unreal
• hyped-up
• overplayed
• overdone
• elaborated
• preposterous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reasonable
• realistic

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of outsize

Explorations Despite the outsize interest in the unexpected journey, this mission was not record-breaking: A 371-day stay from NASA’s Frank Rubio, for example, was much longer (and included intrigue over a rare tomato grown in space that went missing!). —Jackie Wattles, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025

Elon Musk attended the first cabinet meeting of Trump’s second term, in another show of his outsize influence on the president. —Emmett Lindner, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025

But despite the outsize interest in Williams and Wilmore’s mission, a number of astronauts have had their stays in space extended without warning. —Jackie Wattles, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025

Knowing how to create the perfect sleep environment will have an outsize effect on your general wellbeing as well. —Miranda Silva, Architectural Digest, 17 Mar. 2025