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vast
[ vast ]
adjective
- of very great area or extent; immense:
the vast reaches of outer space.
Synonyms: stupendous, colossal, gigantic, boundless, measureless
Antonyms: small
vast piles of rubble left in the wake of the war.
- very great in number, quantity, amount, etc.:
vast sums of money.
- very great in degree, intensity, etc.:
an artisan of vast skill.
noun
- Literary. an immense or boundless expanse or space.
vast
/ vɑːst /
adjective
- unusually large in size, extent, degree, or number; immense
- prenominal (intensifier)
in vast haste
noun
- the vast poetic.immense or boundless space
- dialect.a very great amount or number
Derived Forms
- ˈvastity, noun
- ˈvastness, noun
- ˈvastly, adverb
Other Words From
- vast·ly adverb
- vast·ness noun
- su·per·vast adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of vast1
Word History and Origins
Origin of vast1
Example Sentences
Let’s take those steps that the vast majority of health-care stakeholders support .
Unsurprisingly, the vast majority of founders follow the directed course.
Voice technology has drastically improved and has become a major digital trend with a vast range of voice-activated technology like Siri, Alexa, Echo, Cortana, and Google Assistant.
The vast majority of people there are not paying full price.
Shops, restaurants and schools in Washington were closed, and the vast majority of residents had been told to stay home whenever possible.
Though this too is debatable given that 25,000 to 40,000 people a year die of influenza—the vast majority of them unvaccinated.
In other words, this is a very small vast-right-wing-conspiracy.
With its vast web of resources and services, including its support groups, the Center has often helped save these people lives.
It would be difficult to find an issue with less resonance with the vast majority of voters than climate change.
What qualifies as vast enough, as comprehensive enough, as representative enough to faithfully render a city and its people?
For example, there is a vast discussion afoot upon the questions that centre upon Property, its rights and its limitations.
This was a vast building of classical design, resembling a Grecian temple.
Thus the whole State became one vast armed camp, nearly forty thousand men on a side, arrayed against each other.
The endless miles of railways, the vast apparatus of the factories, the soaring structures of the cities bear easy witness to it.
A vast mountain of green water lifted up its bulk and fell upon us in a ravening cataract.
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