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considerable

con·sid·er·a·ble

considerable

 
 
pronunciation:
kn sI dr bl
features:
Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: adjective
definition 1: large in size, number, extent, or proportion.
Ten miles is a considerable distance for a young child to walk.It was a considerable favor, and she had to think hard before she agreed to do it.During the battle, there were considerable losses on both sides.
 
synonyms:
big, goodly, great, large, substantial
antonyms:
little, nominal, paltry, slender, slight
similar words:
ample, good, heavy, numerous, sizable, tidy
definition 2: worthy of notice or respect; important.
She has a considerable reputation in this town as a civic leader.
synonyms:
estimable, important, noteworthy, remarkable, respectable
antonyms:
insignificant, minor, nominal
similar words:
big, distinguished, extraordinary, illustrious, notable, praiseworthy, significant, substantial
Word Combinations  About this feature
adverb + (adj.)considerable nevertheless, nonetheless, under
(adj.)considerable + noun accomplishment, achievement, advantage, ambiguity, amount, anxiety, attention, autonomy, charm, clout, concern, confusion, controversy, cost, criticism, damage, debate, degree, delay, depth, detail, difficulty, disagreement, discretion, discussion, distance, distress, diversity, doubt, effort, energy, enthusiasm, evidence, expense, expertise, extent, flexibility, fortune, frustration, hostility, impact, importance, improvement, influence, insight, interest, investment, latitude, leeway, length, leverage, literature, margin, merit, momentum, obstacle, overlap, period, popularity, portion, potential, pressure, prestige, pride, progress, promise, proportion, publicity, quantity, reputation, research, resentment, resistance, resource, risk, satisfaction, scope, scrutiny, sentiment, significance, skepticism, skill, speculation, strain, stress, success, sum, support, talent, tension, uncertainty, variability, variance, variation, wealth, weight [See all][See only the most frequent]
derivation: considerably (adv.)