vast
Americanadjective
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of very great area or extent; immense.
the vast reaches of outer space.
- Synonyms:
- stupendous, colossal, gigantic, boundless, measureless
- Antonyms:
- small
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of very great size or proportions; huge; enormous.
vast piles of rubble left in the wake of the war.
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very great in number, quantity, amount, etc..
vast sums of money.
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very great in degree, intensity, etc..
an artisan of vast skill.
noun
adjective
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unusually large in size, extent, degree, or number; immense
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(prenominal) (intensifier)
in vast haste
noun
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poetic immense or boundless space
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dialect a very great amount or number
Other Word Forms
- supervast adjective
- vastity noun
- vastly adverb
- vastness noun
Etymology
Origin of vast
First recorded in 1565–75, from Latin vastus “empty, immense”
Example Sentences
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Some of these frozen worlds, including Saturn's moon Enceladus, are believed to contain vast oceans of liquid water trapped between their icy crust and rocky interiors.
From Science Daily
The vast majority of Public Assembly’s labor is voluntary.
From Los Angeles Times
El Nino can weaken consistent trade winds that blow east to west across the tropical Pacific, influencing weather by affecting the movement of warm water across this vast ocean.
From Barron's
Germany will provide funding and its vast industrial capacity for these projects, while the Ukrainians will bring in war-proven tech, Reiche said.
In the case of the vast Australasia field, the crater is thought to lie beneath the ocean.
From Science Daily
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