oversize
7
3.2
- adjective
- /ˈoʊvərˌsaɪz/
:
sobredimensionado
- She wore an oversize sweater that looked cozy and comfortable.
- oversize photograph
Examples
-
The delivery truck was filled with oversize boxes that could not fit through the door.
-
The collection contains twenty-two oversize photographs of historic homes in downtown Savannah from the 1970s.
Academic text (2010) -
And the area for oversize vehicles is right here.
-
A plastic tube attached to the tank leads over the side of the oversize spa tub.
Fiction book (1994) -
The sweatshirt she'd pulled on when we left her apartment was oversize.
Fiction book (1994) -
My aunt kept some small boxes of jewelry on her oversize dresser.
Fiction book (2001) -
Alex stood there, shifting in his oversize rubber boots.
Fiction book (1999) -
His double-corner office is chock-full of oversize, ornate, dark-wood furniture.
Academic text (2007) -
She's wearing this oversize masculine blazer over this British Lung Foundation charity jumper.
-
Even sleep-deprived and under stress, Cal's face looked ruddy and cheerful because of his oversize cheeks.
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Larger than usual in size or amount
∞
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
64
3.7
Quite large in size or amount
61
2.3
Larger than normal and often too big for its use
31
1.0
More than what is needed or allowed
14
1.0
Bigger in size or amount than something else
13
1.9
Large enough to fit what you need
12
4.6
Much larger than is usual for that kind
3
4.4
Much larger than usual for its kind
1
3.1
Bigger than normal because it is swollen or has been made larger
1
4.7
Too big for the person or room
Antonyms
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Oversize combines over meaning 'too much' or 'above' and size meaning 'how big something is', so it describes something that is larger than the usual or standard size.