outsized
Bigger than expected
Outsized means unusually large or disproportionately big: an outsized influence on policy, outsized expectations.
The word suggests something beyond normal scale, often with a hint of excess or imbalance.
An outsized personality dominates a room; outsized profits exceed what's typical.
Also spelled outsize, especially as an attributive adjective: outsize ambitions.
Extremely large in scope
- vastExtremely great in size
- hugeExtremely large in size
- massiveExtremely large and heavy
- giganticImmensely large in scale
colossal · tremendous · gargantuan · mammoth · titanic · monumental · stupendous · prodigious
Expanded with gas
- overblownInflated beyond reasonable proportion
- hyperbolicExaggerated beyond reason
- overstatedClaimed more than true
- amplifiedIncreased in strength
embellished · magnified · overemphasized · overdone · excessive · grandiose · extravagant · overwrought
Larger than appropriate proportion
- unbalancedLacking equilibrium or stability
- lopsidedUnequally balanced
- asymmetricNot identical on both sides
- skewedAsymmetrically shifted
excessive · inordinate · undue · bulky · unwieldy · cumbersome · ungainly · awkward
Having superior influence
- overwhelmingIntensely excessive in force
- unprecedentedNever having occurred before
- extraordinaryBeyond what's typical
- exceptionalNotably above the norm
remarkable · significant · substantial · considerable · profound · far-reaching · sweeping · commanding
immense
Extremely large in scope
gigantic · colossal · tremendous · gargantuan · mammoth · titanic · monumental · stupendous · prodigious · towering
inflated
Expanded with gas
- overblownInflated beyond reasonable proportion
- hyperbolicExaggerated beyond reason
- overstatedClaimed more than true
amplified · embellished · magnified · overemphasized · overdone · excessive · grandiose · extravagant · overwrought · theatrical
overscaled
Larger than appropriate proportion
- unbalancedLacking equilibrium or stability
- lopsidedUnequally balanced
- asymmetricNot identical on both sides
skewed · excessive · inordinate · undue · bulky · unwieldy · cumbersome · ungainly · awkward · ill-fitting
dominant
Having superior influence
- overwhelmingIntensely excessive in force
- unprecedentedNever having occurred before
- extraordinaryBeyond what's typical
exceptional · remarkable · significant · substantial · considerable · profound · far-reaching · sweeping · commanding · formidable
outsizedtiny
Extremely small in size
small · miniature · little · undersized · diminutive
outsizedmodest
Lacking in pretension
restrained · proportionate · understated · measured · limited
outsizedundersized
Smaller than standard
undersize · regulation · modest · proportionate · scaled-down