large number
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A large number is a quantity that exceeds what's typical or expected in context.
What counts as large depends entirely on scale—a large number of guests at a dinner party might be twelve, while a large number of protesters means thousands.
The phrase often serves as deliberate vagueness: A large number of complaints have been filed.
In mathematics, large numbers extend into millions, billions, and beyond, with dedicated notation for quantities too vast to write conventionally.
Very large number
- myriadExtremely large number
- legionGreat number, or soldiers
- hordeDisorganized, overwhelming crowd
- swarmMass of moving insects
throng · masses · scores · hundreds · thousands · millions · billions · trillions
Ample supply, overflowing
- plethoraExcessive surplus
- profusionExtravagant amount present
- wealthAbundance of valuable resources
- volumeAmount of space filled
bulk · sum · total · tally · count · amount · aggregate · quota
Rapid mountain snow collapse
- delugeSevere overflow of water
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
- torrentViolent rushing flow
- inundationOverwhelming surge of water
barrage · onslaught · tsunami · tidal wave · landslide · explosion · surge · glut
Extremely large in scale
- hugeExtremely large in size
- massiveExtremely large and heavy
- tremendousExtraordinarily large or powerful
- colossalExtremely large in scale
gigantic · astronomical · staggering · monumental · prodigious · stupendous · whopping · mammoth
Covering a large area
- boundlessWithout any boundaries
- limitlessWithout any boundaries
- infiniteHaving no bounds
- immeasurableBeyond any quantification
astronomical · cosmic · oceanic · measureless · fathomless · unfathomable · incalculable · interminable
multitude
Very large number
swarm · throng · masses · scores · hundreds · thousands · millions · billions · trillions · untold
abundance
Ample supply, overflowing
volume · bulk · sum · total · tally · count · amount · aggregate · quota · batch
avalanche
Rapid mountain snow collapse
inundation · barrage · onslaught · tsunami · tidal wave · landslide · explosion · surge · glut · surfeit
enormous
Extremely large in scale
- hugeExtremely large in size
- massiveExtremely large and heavy
- tremendousExtraordinarily large or powerful
colossal · gigantic · astronomical · staggering · monumental · prodigious · stupendous · whopping · mammoth · towering
expansive
Covering a large area
immeasurable · astronomical · cosmic · oceanic · measureless · fathomless · unfathomable · incalculable · interminable · endless
large numbersmall number
Limited quantity
few · handful · small amount · smattering · couple
large, number, numbers, enlarge, largely, larger, largest, numerous, enlarged