large-scale
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3.8
- adjective
- /ˈlɑrdʒ skeɪl/
:
a gran escala
- And you know, already this year we've seen several large scale proposals for school choice.
- large-scale experiment
- large-scale study
- large-scale flow
So all of these large scale adventures are very risky.
- So all of these large scale adventures are very risky.
- Information is what holds all these large scale systems together.
- And I know there have been some large scale genetic studies of aging.
- After Hayward's fund collapsed, Greensill needed a new large scale source of financing.
- They have internal large scale brain activity.
- They tended to avoid large scale civilian casualties.
- You're almost getting caught and you're doing these really large scale scams.
- These are the very interactions that get in the way of large scale social change.
- The growth of railroads across the United States meant that large scale commercial farming could happen.
- Hardware that enables the efficient, effective, large scale execution of these algorithms.
- This week we see the first large scale mutiny in the ranks.
- Are smear campaigns just a form of large scale gaslighting?
Examples
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Large-scale deforestation has led to severe ecological damage in many parts of the world.
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The defendant is a participant in a large-scale corruption case.
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These issues are by nature large scale and complex.
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Information is what holds all these large scale systems together.
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A great power conflict is quite simply a large scale war between several great powers.
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The ability to attack easily on a large scale through the Internet is unprecedented in human history.
Academic text (2011) -
And I know there have been some large scale genetic studies of aging.
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So all of these large scale adventures are very risky.
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The growth of railroads across the United States meant that large scale commercial farming could happen.
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Heavy water was being produced on a large scale at Norsk Hydro's Rjukan plant.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Bigger than average in size, number, or amount
∞
1.0
Very large in size, amount, or degree
∞
1.0
Very large in size or number
940
2.9
Very large and impressive in scale
878
1.0
Very large in size
842
2.1
Very large in size, amount, or effect
794
3.0
Very large or impressive
721
2.1
Very large in size or amount
330
4.1
Large in amount, range, or area
256
3.6
Happening in many places or among many people
141
3.7
Very large in size, amount, or degree
139
3.2
Very large, much bigger than normal
64
3.7
Quite large in size or amount
55
4.7
So large in size or amount that it causes great surprise
49
4.1
Complete and using all available resources
45
4.1
Being large in amount and often expensive
34
5.0
Having a big effect on many people or things
26
5.4
Very large and wide, often used for places or plans
23
4.1
Covering many different subjects or areas
19
7.3
Very large, much bigger than usual
9
3.9
Very large in size, amount, or importance
5
3.9
Very large in size or amount
On a large or impressive scale
Very large, often said in a playful way
Antonyms
How Extensive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Large-scale is simply a combination of large ('big') and scale ('size' or 'measure'). Think of a very big ruler or plan that covers many places or people, so large-scale means something that affects a wide area or many people.