Large crossword clue

The most likely answers for the crossword clue “Large” are HUGE, DEEP or WIDE, with 4 letters. Below are 113 answers from 3 to 13 letters, best match first in each length, then what each top answer means and how to tell them apart.

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The best answers, explained

BIG 3 letters · adjective

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent “set out for the big city”

HUGE 4 letters · adjective

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope “huge government spending”

GREAT 5 letters · adjective

in an advanced stage of pregnancy “was great with child”

DOUBLE 6 letters · adjective

large enough for two “a double bed”

MASSIVE 7 letters · adjective

imposing in size or bulk or solidity “massive oak doors”

EXTENDED 8 letters · adjective

large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity “extended farm lands”

IMPORTANT 9 letters · adjective

of great significance or value “important people”

RHETORICAL 10 letters · adjective

of or relating to rhetoric “accepted two or three verbal and rhetorical changes I suggested”

SIGNIFICANT 11 letters · adjective

important in effect or meaning “a significant change in tax laws”

CONSIDERABLE 12 letters · adjective

large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree “a considerable quantity”

COMPREHENSIVE 13 letters · adjective

including all or everything “comprehensive coverage”

Telling them apart

With 4 squares, HUGE, DEEP, WIDE, VAST, EPIC and TALL all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: H → HUGE · D → DEEP · W → WIDE · V → VAST · E → EPIC · T → TALL. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 5 squares, GREAT, SUPER, HEAVY, GRAND, GIANT and BROAD all fit. The first letter settles most of it: G → GREAT, GRAND, GIANT · S → SUPER · H → HEAVY · B → BROAD. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 3 squares, BIG, GUN, FAT, DRY, COW and NUT all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: B → BIG · G → GUN · F → FAT · D → DRY · C → COW · N → NUT. Fill in that crossing answer first.

Other forms of this clue

Clues often use another form of the word, and the answer then takes the same form: “larges” wants an answer that ends the same way.

What “large” means

• adjective: above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent (“a large city”)
• adjective: fairly large or important in effect; influential (“played a large role in the negotiations”)
• adjective: ostentatiously lofty in style (“a man given to large talk”)
• adjective: generous and understanding and tolerant (“a large and generous spirit”)

A clue usually points at one of these senses, so the right answer is the one that matches the sense the puzzle means: check it against the crossing words.

About these answers

We match the clue against our own thesaurus and dictionary (Open English WordNet): words that mean the same as LARGE, and words whose definition is LARGE. We don't copy answers from newspaper puzzles, so a clue that leans on trivia or wordplay may need the crossing letters instead.