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How does the adjective spacious differ from other similar words?

Some common synonyms of spacious are ample, capacious, and commodious. While all these words mean "larger in extent or capacity than the average," spacious implies great length and breadth.

a spacious front lawn

When might ample be a better fit than spacious?

While the synonyms ample and spacious are close in meaning, ample implies having a greater size, expanse, or amount than that deemed adequate.

ample closet space

When would capacious be a good substitute for spacious?

The words capacious and spacious are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, capacious stresses the ability to hold, contain, or retain more than the average.

a capacious suitcase

When is commodious a more appropriate choice than spacious?

The words commodious and spacious can be used in similar contexts, but commodious stresses roominess and comfortableness.

a commodious and airy penthouse apartment

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of spacious The spacious property located in the 100 block of Arends Drive in Danville was sold on March 11, 2025 for $2,495,000, or $938 per square foot. Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025 Photo : Michael Walmsley A spacious primary suite is secluded in one wing. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2025 These spacious suites are some of the most extensive and luxurious of its kind, complete with a living room, dining table, and sauna. Christina Liao, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025 That doesn’t even include the spacious porch and second-floor balcony pictured. Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for spacious
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spacious
Adjective
  • This seems to work well enough, but details are only sharp around the center of the frame, with ample distortion at the edges.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Again, what allows for that enviable dip is the combination of short hips and a high rib cage, which puts ample space between the two bones.
    Jolene Edgar, Allure, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • With dual lofts, the Modern Tiny House model is the roomiest in Nomadnest’s standard product line.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2024
  • The Tucson is among the roomiest vehicles in its class.
    Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 4 Sep. 2024
Adjective
  • Having first launched in 2004, the Like a Version series has gone from being a near-impromptu acoustic affair to featuring larger studio productions.
    Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2025
  • What the characters can or cannot do in response, and the catharsis they’re prevented from attaining, are both key parts of their story, and of life in the West Bank at large — a reality Nabulsi conveys in stark, realistic hues, despite her first-feature growing pains.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Pan stressed the importance of providing customers with a wide range of customization options.
    Lauren Carpenter, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
  • During the course of the case, Grossman requested a wide range of documentation, related to OSA records, the alleged victim’s mental health, her email communication with Taylor and her hospital records, according to court filings.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Next door, your toasty bathroom boasts a commodious walk-in rainfall shower, a deep soaking bath, and glowing vanity mirrors.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • The commodious site allowed for ample room to park municipal work trucks.
    Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • With their excellent mobility across mud, capacious cargo beds and cranes, the PC-065Bs can help engineers build the bunkers and other fortifications that help outnumbered Ukrainian infantry survive artillery and drone bombardment and repel powerful Russian assaults.
    David Axe, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Both stances are conceivable within the capacious framework of the book, and that is perhaps why radicals and conservatives alike have found support for their arguments in its pages.
    Nikil Saval, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • There weren’t exactly huge, sweeping changes to the Reds’ camp this year.
    C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
  • For teams with an eye on Europe, having a huge match plonked in the middle of a two-legged tie is hardly ideal.
    Jessy Parker Humphreys, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Yeah, well, thank you for having me on and thank you for that really generous introduction.
    Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Of all the airlines, Alaska and Hawaiian offer the most generous commitments.
    Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 8 Apr. 2025

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“Spacious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spacious. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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