Outsize
adjective
Much bigger or larger than normal.
She wore outsize hats for fun.
Often appears as...
- outsize shoes
- outsize clothes
noun
A size or piece of clothing larger than the standard or typical size.
The outsize is not available in this store.
Often appears as...
- wear an outsize
- outsize section
adjective
Much bigger or larger than normal.
She wore outsize hats for fun.
Often appears as...
- outsize shoes
- outsize clothes
noun
A size or piece of clothing larger than the standard or typical size.
The outsize is not available in this store.
Often appears as...
- wear an outsize
- outsize section
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Pro Tip 1/3Visual Impact
Outsize can suggest strong visual presence or statement.
The artist's outsize sculpture dominated the exhibition.
Pro Tip 2/3Humor Effect
Outsize items are often used humorously or for surprise.
He arrived at the party wearing outsize glasses, causing laughter.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Exaggerated
'Outsize' means significantly larger, but believable, in size.
The outsize apple looked unusual but was real.
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Inside the black hole...
But even though that thing is so huge, because it's so far away, to actually dream of getting an image of it, that's incredibly hard. The resolution would be incredible that you need. Black holes are the smallest objects in the known universe. But they have these outsize effects on whole galaxies.
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The rise and fall of the...
Though we still don’t know for sure how many there were, we do know this relatively small group had an outsize impact on the region. Perched on cliffs with sweeping views and safe harbors, seaside fortresses helped the kings control shipping, commerce, and resources.
Video examples
Inside the black hole...
But even though that thing is so huge, because it's so far away, to actually dream of getting an image of it, that's incredibly hard. The resolution would be incredible that you need. Black holes are the smallest objects in the known universe. But they have these outsize effects on whole galaxies.
Video examples
The rise and fall of the...
Though we still don’t know for sure how many there were, we do know this relatively small group had an outsize impact on the region. Perched on cliffs with sweeping views and safe harbors, seaside fortresses helped the kings control shipping, commerce, and resources.
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Quote examples
Frances Beinecke
American Activist
The fossil fuel industry commands outsize sway over U.S. politics, markets, and democracy. I knew these companies were formidable, but when I served on the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling, I got a close up view of how the industry disregards government safeguards.
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Greg Grandin
American Historian
Most students of Kissinger find it hard to say anything about Kissinger that isn't about the man himself. He is such an outsize figure that he eclipses his own context, leading his many biographers, critics, and admirers to focus nearly exclusively on the quirks of his personality or his moral failings.
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Margaret MacMillan
Canadian Historian
How curious that such an outsize man, in physique as well as personality, should be remembered today mainly for giving his name to a small fish. For the 19th century, Bismarck was no herring but a leviathan. Between 1862 and 1890, he created Germany, seeing off first the Austrian empire and then France.
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Dick Cavett
American Entertainer
Every writer knows that unless you were born gifted with either supreme confidence or outsize ego, handing in your work holds, in some cases, admitted terror. If that's too strong, at least fairly high anxiety.
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Adam Cohen
American Journalist
Vampires are sleek demons for good times. They suavely leech off society - like investment bankers who plunder outsize shares of deals for themselves or rapacious fund managers.
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Lawrence Wright
American Author
Scientology plays an outsize role in the cast of new religions that have arisen in the 20th century and survived into the 21st.
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Luis Videgaray Caso
Mexican Politician
The size of the energy sector in Mexico is just so vast; it has an outsize impact on the rest of the Mexican economy.
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Frances Beinecke
American Activist
The fossil fuel industry commands outsize sway over U.S. politics, markets, and democracy. I knew these companies were formidable, but when I served on the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling, I got a close up view of how the industry disregards government safeguards.
Quote examples
Greg Grandin
American Historian
Most students of Kissinger find it hard to say anything about Kissinger that isn't about the man himself. He is such an outsize figure that he eclipses his own context, leading his many biographers, critics, and admirers to focus nearly exclusively on the quirks of his personality or his moral failings.
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Margaret MacMillan
Canadian Historian
How curious that such an outsize man, in physique as well as personality, should be remembered today mainly for giving his name to a small fish. For the 19th century, Bismarck was no herring but a leviathan. Between 1862 and 1890, he created Germany, seeing off first the Austrian empire and then France.
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Dick Cavett
American Entertainer
Every writer knows that unless you were born gifted with either supreme confidence or outsize ego, handing in your work holds, in some cases, admitted terror. If that's too strong, at least fairly high anxiety.
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Adam Cohen
American Journalist
Vampires are sleek demons for good times. They suavely leech off society - like investment bankers who plunder outsize shares of deals for themselves or rapacious fund managers.
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Lawrence Wright
American Author
Scientology plays an outsize role in the cast of new religions that have arisen in the 20th century and survived into the 21st.
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Luis Videgaray Caso
Mexican Politician
The size of the energy sector in Mexico is just so vast; it has an outsize impact on the rest of the Mexican economy.
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