supersized

Beyond regular big

Supersized means made much larger than the standard or typical version.

The term gained wide currency from fast-food marketing, where customers could supersize their meals by upgrading to bigger portions for a small additional charge.

It now applies broadly to anything scaled up dramatically beyond normal dimensions: supersized SUVs, a supersized ego.

The word carries connotations of American excess and consumer culture.

enormous

colossal

Extremely large in scale

gigantic · enormous · huge · immense · titanic · humongous · jumbo · whopping · hulking · towering

inflated

bloated

Swelled from excess

stretched · expanded · puffed-up · ballooned · engorged · overblown · magnified · amplified · exaggerated · pumped-up

excess

overindulgence

Excessive consumption or enjoyment

extravagance · immoderation · surplus · overkill · exorbitance · profligacy · overshoot · overload · overdone · superfluous

fastfood

biggie

Slang for something significant

double · triple · drive-thru · portion · bucket

abundant

plentiful

Existing in abundance

overflowing · teeming · profuse · lavish · generous · replete · abounding · galore · extravagant · opulent

Categories
Opposites
physical size/scale

supersizedtiny

Extremely small in size

miniature · minuscule · pocket-sized · microscopic · little

portion/quantity

supersizeddownsized

Reduced in scale

small · fun-sized · snack-sized · reduced · mini

cultural attitude toward excess

supersizedminimalist

One favoring bare essentials

modest · restrained · moderate · frugal · austere

Family

supersize, supersizes, supersizing

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Everyday, not technical · Rated G