Meaning & use

spacious

adjective·Everyday

Having a lot of open space, especially inside a room, building, or vehicle.

See it in a sentence

Their new apartment has a spacious kitchen with plenty of counter space.

The van's spacious interior made it easy to fit all the camping gear.

A note on using this word

Spacious is used positively to describe generous interior space, unlike large, which is more neutral and can apply to exteriors too.

Words with a similar meaning

roomyexpansivecapacious

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Words with an opposite meaning

crampedconfined

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