sizable

adjective

siz·​able ˈsī-zə-bəl How to pronounce sizable (audio)
variants or sizeable
: fairly large : considerable
a sizable donation
sizableness noun
sizably adverb

Examples of sizable in a Sentence

a sizable portion of the population He won by a sizable margin.
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Another sizable group of new castmembers had already been announced since season 2's 2022 finale. Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025 Since March, Cohen has grown a sizable social-media following for posts that combine organizing rhetoric and legal and political analysis. Geraldo Cadava, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025 The unit occupies a sizable 5,989-square-foot lot. Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025 But in early October, Puck reported that Netflix spent $50 million to $60 million on each of the eight episodes, for a total of nearly half a billion dollars—close to double the previous season’s sizable spend. Eliana Dockterman, Time, 16 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sizable

Word History

First Known Use

1613, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sizable was in 1613

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“Sizable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sizable. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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sizable

adjective
siz·​able
variants or sizeable
: fairly large : considerable
sizably adverb

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