Advanced Academic IELTS Words for "Size and Scale"

thundering

Adjective

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having an enormous or colossal size

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As the explorers approached the entrance, the thundering cave impressed them with its colossal dimensions.

Standing at the base of the thundering volcano, the hikers marveled at the sheer size of the erupting plumes.

immense

Adjective

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extremely large or vast in physical size

gargantuan

Adjective

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having an immense size

jumbo

Adjective

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extremely large in size

whopping

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very impressive, especially in amount or degree

humongous

Adjective

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Informal

extremely large in size

brobdingnagian

Adjective

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extremely large

ginormous

Adjective

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extremely large in size

colossal

Adjective

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extremely large in size or scale

thumping

Adjective

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having significant or impressive size and scale

walloping

Adjective

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extremely large, powerful, or impressive in size or impact

infinitesimal

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extremely small, almost to the point of being unnoticeable

titchy

Adjective

/ɛkstɹˈiːmli smˈɔːl ɔːɹ tˈaɪni/

Disapproving

Informal

extremely tiny

shrimpy

Adjective

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Disapproving

Informal

small in size or stature

homuncular

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resembling or related to a small, artificially created human or humanoid figure, often used in a metaphorical sense

vest-pocket

Adjective

/vˈɛstpˈɑːkɪt/

small enough to fit in a vest pocket

wee

Adjective

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Informal

very small in size

midget

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extremely small or diminutive in size

to distend

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to expand, swell, or stretch beyond the normal or usual size

magnification

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the act or process of making something appear larger or more detailed

stupendous

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extremely astonishing in extent or degree

prodigious

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impressively great in amount or degree

ickle

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Approving

Informal

very tiny in size

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