vast
/vɑːst/
US pronunciation
American sound/vɑːst/
vast
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Stress
- One strong syllable
- Vowel
- Open ah vowel
- Ending
- Clear final sound
US voice -> vast
Myanmar meaning
Full entry
၁။ ကျယ်ပြောသော။ ဧရာမ။ a vast expanse of desert/ water/ snow ❍ a vast crowd/ throng/ gathering ❍ His business empire was vast.
၂။ (infml ) အလွန်အမင်း။ in the vast majority of cases ❍ make a vast difference.
❏ vastly adv အလွန့်အလွန်။ အင်မတန်။ children of vastly different ages ❍ be vasity experienced.
❏ vastness n [U,C] ကျယ်ပြောခြင်း။ lost in the vastness(es) of space.
More examples
- A vast empty plain
- [a vast amount/number/quantity] : Our dog eats a vast amount of food each day.
- [a vast range/array] : The vast array of computer games available
- [in vast numbers/amounts] : People flocked to the show in vast numbers.
- [the vast majority of] : I believe the vast majority of people (=almost everyone) will support us.
- [a vast expanse] : The vast expanse of the National Park
- The vastness of the topic overwhelms most readers.
Synonyms
huge, enormous, gigantic, immense, cosmic, infinite, immeasurable, measureless, incalculable, limitless, all-inclusive, ample, astronomical, big, boundless, broad, capacious, colossal, comprehensive, detailed, endless, eternal, expanded, extensive, far-flung, far-reaching, forever, giant, great, illimitable, mammoth, massive, monstrous, monumental, never-ending, prodigious, prolonged, spacious, spread-out, stretched-out, sweeping, titanic, tremendous, unbounded, unlimited, voluminous, widespread
Antonyms
bounded, calculable, ending, finite, insignificant, limited, little, miniature, minute, narrow, restricted, short, small, teeny, tiny, trivial, unimportant
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