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vast
[vast]
adjective
of very great area or extent; immense.
the vast reaches of outer space.
Antonyms: smallof very great size or proportions; huge; enormous.
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
poetic, immense or boundless space
dialect, a very great amount or number
Other Word Forms
- vastity noun
- vastness noun
- vastly adverb
- supervast adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of vast1
Word History and Origins
Origin of vast1
Example Sentences
Officials familiar with the case believe Cuban authorities are taking their time with the deportation as the island’s vaunted intelligence agents methodically extract information about his vast criminal network in China, Mexico and the U.S.
The FBI also confirmed during a news conference Thursday that the vast investigation spanning many states did not involve any college athletes.
The number of existing leveraged equity funds has increased by 40% year to date, and the vast majority of funds in the leveraged-equity category are ETFs.
The vast majority of that funding has now been restored as part of a lawsuit filed by UC-wide faculty.
The human condition includes a vast array of unavoidable misfortunes.
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