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con·sid·er·a·ble

considerable

 
 
pronunciation:
kn sI dr bl
part of speech: adjective
definition: When there is a considerable amount of something, there is quite a lot of it. When a farm is a considerable size, it means that it is quite big.
Nathan spends a considerable amount of time on his homework every night.The piano teacher lives a considerable distance out of town, but she's a good teacher and Sara's mom doesn't mind the drive.
synonyms:
big, great, large
antonyms:
little, slender, slight
similar words:
heavy, tidy
derivation: considerably (adv.)