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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
He said this has vast implications for everyday electronics, explaining how information encoded in an electron's properties could be transferred without loss, conceivably resulting in lower-power, highly efficient transistors.
He acknowledged that Ukrainian forces were experiencing “incredibly difficult conditions” in Kursk, but said Russia was devoting vast resources to ejecting them - resources which it would prefer to be using elsewhere.
He is optimistic that the vast deposits of copper in DR Congo and Zambia will keep the Lobito Corridor viable as there exists "a steady demand" for it globally.
“They are the vehicles who carry an army of souls of men and women who have been deported during slave trade, an army of dispossessed souls. They also represent the vast diaspora, the contemporary one.”
A vast throng, mainly women of all ages, some cradling children, fill the vast field.
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