vast
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2.1
- adjective
- /væst/
- The vast ocean stretches as far as the eye can see.
- the vast majority
- a vast expanse
- a vast array
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Watch on YouTubeHe's talking about a vast variety of things.
- He's talking about a vast variety of things.
- It is like some novels, vast and unreadable.
- I would have to imagine it's vast swaths of the population.
- The world is richer, vaster than it too often seems to be.
- Now, I, I would wager a vast quantity of money.
- It's just a vast space, but it's not infinite.
- suffering has a purpose and there is vast suffering
- So the result is human tragedy on a vast scale.
- It's, it's so vast and yet nobody's doing anything about it.
- It's a shock to the conscience what's happening on a vast scale.
- And but the vast bulk of it is now for charity.
- So let's jump right into this this vast World Series.
- And we're talking about a very vast and complicated world.
- It it was it was just insane how vast the destruction path was.
Examples
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To do this, they would go West to the vast desert spaces.
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How much a part of this vast city I felt at that moment.
Fiction book (1990) -
And then the world is vast and minute and clear.
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And it was just vast as the ocean.
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So the result is human tragedy on a vast scale.
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Our universe is vast, full of wonders.
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Think about the vast number of collaborative projects that could be done with this tool!
Academic text (2011) -
The earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena.
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The map reminds you of the vast distances involved here.
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I have seen, for example, a vast field with all these trees and vineyards.
Academic text (2011)
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 or number
∞
1.0
Very large in size, amount, or degree
∞
1.0
Large in size, amount, or range
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2.9
Very large and impressive in scale
754
2.1
Very large in size, amount, or effect
671
3.0
Very large or impressive
314
4.1
Large in amount, range, or area
145
3.2
Very large, much bigger than normal
132
3.7
Very large in size, amount, or degree
121
3.8
Very large and affecting many people or places
61
3.7
Quite large in size or amount
56
4.7
So large in size or amount that it causes great surprise
53
4.1
Being large in amount and often expensive
37
5.4
Very large and wide, often used for places or plans
37
4.8
A very large amount that cannot be counted or measured
36
4.5
Very large in size or amount, much bigger than normal
30
3.6
Very large in size, much bigger than normal
27
5.6
Very large in amount or size
26
5.0
Having no limit in size or amount
22
3.9
Very large in size or amount
19
7.3
Very large, much bigger than usual
1
9.9
Very large, like something from a story about giants
1
6.6
Much larger than normal or expected
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Etymology
Vast comes from the old Latin word vastus, which meant 'empty' or 'waste'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of devastate or waste, words that show making a place empty; that image of a very wide, empty space explains why vast means 'extremely large' today.