voluminous
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Synonyms & Antonyms for voluminous
Synonyms
big, biggish, boxcar, bulky, considerable, goodly, grand, great, handsome, hefty, hulking, husky, large, largish, outsize (also outsized), oversize (or oversized), sizable (or sizeable), substantial, tidy
Antonyms
bantam, dinky, dwarf, dwarfish, little, puny, shrimpy, small, smallish, undersized (also undersize)
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The logs are voluminous, spanning thousands of flights between 1995 and 2013. — Christopher Maag, USA TODAY, "New Jersey's Teterboro Airport was travel hub of Jeffrey Epstein's sex traffic ring," 16 Aug. 2019 The result is a textured, buttery fabric that is voluminous and plush. — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, "Set Your Alarm: Volume 3 of Fall Risk Drops This Saturday," 13 Aug. 2019 The ends are slightly curled under, giving it a voluminous look despite its sleek straightness. — Marci Robin, Allure, "Ciara's New Stacked Bob Hairstyle Isn't Short on Retro Chic," 17 Aug. 2019 The Counting Crows singer, 55, has rocked voluminous dreadlocks since the band’s beginnings in the early ’90s — but Duritz revealed this week that the dreads are no more. — Helen Murphy, PEOPLE.com, "Counting Crows Singer Adam Duritz Shaves Off His Signature Dreadlocks," 15 Aug. 2019 For the nuns, suddenly there were no more old-fashioned voluminous habits, replaced with a simple black blouse, midcalf skirt and sleeker veil. — Janet Kinosian, Los Angeles Times, "Review: Sister Helen Prejean traces a slow journey to justice in ‘River of Fire’," 9 Aug. 2019 This is in line with the literature and a fair reading of the voluminous data on the subject. — John Hirschauer, National Review, "Yes, the U.S. Has a Mental-Health Problem," 6 Aug. 2019 Details about the death and turmoil This week, The Enquirer received an unsolicited package of documents that provides voluminous detail about Armstrong’s death and the turmoil that followed. — Anne Saker, Cincinnati.com, "Neil Armstrong: Mercy Health paid his family $6 million settlement after his death," 23 July 2019 Socrates taught Plato and Plato taught Aristotle and Aristotle taught Alexander the Great, who founded a city that would house the most voluminous library of the ancient world — until it was burned, until forgetting came back into vogue. — courant.com, "CT Poets’ Corner: The prose poetry of Charles Rafferty reflects life’s tiny moments," 18 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'voluminous.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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