Meaning & use
oversized
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larger than the usual, normal, or expected size.
See it in a sentence
She curled up on the sofa in an oversized sweater.
The oversized suitcase barely fit in the overhead bin.
A note on using this word
Often used approvingly in fashion, as in an oversized coat, but can also imply something is impractically or awkwardly big.
Words with a similar meaning
overly largehuge
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Words with an opposite meaning
undersizedcompact
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