large-scale

Of great scope

Large-scale describes things of considerable size, scope, or extent: large-scale farming, large-scale military operations, a large-scale study of voting patterns.

The term often implies systematic organization or significant resources.

On maps, large-scale means showing more detail (a larger ratio of map distance to ground distance), the opposite of what intuition might suggest.

magnitude

massive

Extremely large and heavy

colossal · gigantic · monumental · gargantuan · mammoth · titanic · behemoth · substantial · sizable · voluminous

scope

comprehensive

Including all elements

sweeping · broad · all-encompassing · expansive · wholesale · widespread · overarching · ambitious · nationwide · global

systemic

structural

Relating to building framework

societal · systemic · strategic · geopolitical · demographic · organizational · governmental · regulatory · framework · top-down

diffusion

widespread

Existing across many places

endemic · omnipresent · proliferated · dispersed · distributed · disseminated · generalized · commonplace · rife · penetrating

industrial

manufacturing

Industrial product creation

commercial · enterprise · operation · plant · facility · mechanized · automated · mass-production · fabrication · processing

Categories
Opposites
size/magnitude

large-scalesmall-scale

Limited in size or scope

small · little · tiny · miniature · minuscule

scope/extent

large-scalesmall-scale

Limited in size or scope

limited · narrow · restricted · localized · minor

ambition/undertaking

large-scalesmall-scale

Limited in size or scope

modest · limited · incremental · piecemeal · token

Family

scale, large, enlarge, largely, larger, largest, enlarged, magnitude, enlargement

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G