considerable
/kən'sidərəbl/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Large in amount, size, or degree: Used to describe something that is significantly large or important enough to be noticed or to have an effect.
- Worthy of consideration; significant: Describes something that is important or substantial.
Usage
The adjective "considerable" is used to modify nouns, indicating that the noun's quantity, extent, or importance is large or significant. It is a formal word often used in written and spoken English to emphasize scale or importance.
Examples
- Adjective:
- The project required a considerable investment of time and money.
- There is a considerable difference between the two proposals.
- She has considerable influence in the company.
- The storm caused considerable damage to the coastal town.
Advanced Usage
- "To a considerable extent/degree": This phrase is used to mean "largely" or "significantly."
- The success of the event was, to a considerable degree, due to her planning.
- "Considerable amount/number of": A common collocation used before uncountable or plural nouns.
- A considerable number of people attended the rally.
- He has spent a considerable amount of effort on this research.
Variants and Related Words
- Considerably (adverb): To a large or significant extent.
- The price has increased considerably.
- Consider (verb): To think about something carefully. (Note: This is the root verb, not a variant of "considerable").
- Inconsiderable (adjective): Not large or significant; often used in the negative form "not inconsiderable" to mean "considerable."
- He faced not inconsiderable challenges during the project.
Synonyms
- Substantial: Of considerable importance, size, or worth.
- Significant: Sufficiently great or important to be worthy of attention.
- Appreciable: Large or important enough to be noticed.
- Sizable: Fairly large.
Antonyms
- Inconsiderable: Not significant or large enough to be considered.
- Negligible: So small or unimportant as to be not worth considering.
- Minor: Lesser in importance, seriousness, or significance.
- Trivial: Of little value or importance.
Collocations and Phrases
- Considerable attention/interest: A lot of focus or curiosity.
- The new theory attracted considerable attention from scientists.
- Considerable experience/knowledge: A large amount of practical understanding or information.
- She brings considerable experience to the role.
- Considerable trouble/effort: A significant amount of difficulty or work expended.
- They went to considerable trouble to make us feel welcome.
Adjective
- large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
- a considerable quantity
- the economy was a considerable issue in the campaign
- went to considerable trouble for us
- spent a considerable amount of time on the problem
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