outsize
Beyond standard dimensions
Outsize means unusually large—bigger than standard or expected.
An outsize coat won't fit on a normal rack.
Outsize influence or outsize ambition exceeds what's typical.
The word often carries a note of excess or disproportion: His outsize personality dominated every room.
Also spelled outsized, with identical meaning.
Immensely large in scale
- colossalExtremely large in scale
- titanicEnormously strong or large
- immenseExtremely large in scope
- vastExtremely great in size
gargantuan · mammoth · elephantine · leviathan · behemoth · mountainous · whopping · jumbo
Made larger than reality
- inflatedExpanded with gas
- amplifiedIncreased in strength
- overblownInflated beyond reasonable proportion
- excessiveSurpassing reasonable bounds
undue · inordinate · immoderate · overscale · magnified · enlarged · super-sized · king-sized
Not properly scaled
- undueBeyond what's warranted
- excessiveSurpassing reasonable bounds
- magnifiedIncreased in apparent size
- amplifiedIncreased in strength
dominant · commanding · powerful · significant · substantial · considerable · remarkable · notable
gigantic
Immensely large in scale
vast · gargantuan · mammoth · elephantine · leviathan · behemoth · mountainous · whopping · jumbo · astronomical
exaggerated
Made larger than reality
- inflatedExpanded with gas
- amplifiedIncreased in strength
- overblownInflated beyond reasonable proportion
excessive · undue · inordinate · immoderate · overscale · magnified · enlarged · super-sized · king-sized · plus-sized
disproportionate
Not properly scaled
- undueBeyond what's warranted
- excessiveSurpassing reasonable bounds
- magnifiedIncreased in apparent size
amplified · dominant · commanding · powerful · significant · substantial · considerable · remarkable · notable · pronounced
- plus-sizeXL, XXL, XXXL, curvy, full-figured
outsizeundersized
Smaller than standard
undersize · mini · subcompact · scaled-down · regulation
- go outsideLeave enclosed space
- outside worldReality beyond one's space
- outside the boxBeyond conventional boundaries