oversized

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adjective

Very large; especially of something larger than normal for its type.

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oversizeoutsizeoutsizedlargebig
OriginEnglish sized ← Middle English over- ← Old English ofer- →
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Meanings

adjectiveoversized (comparative more oversized, superlative most oversized)

comparative more oversized · superlative most oversized

  1. Very large; especially of something larger than normal for its type.

    Synonyms: oversize

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveVery large; especially of something larger than normal for its type.

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oversize

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivelarger than normal for its kind

Similar
outsizeoutsizedoversizelargebig
Also see
fulllargeoutsizeoutsizedoversize

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Englishsize
  8. Englishsized
  9. Englishoversized

From over- + sized.

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Cite this entry
APA

oversized. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oversized

MLA

“oversized.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oversized. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oversized,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oversized.

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