considerable
Syllables: con·sid·er·able/kənˈsɪdəɹəbl̩/
considerable adjective: significant; worth considering.
Adjective
considerable (comparative more considerable, superlative most considerable)
- Significant; worth considering.
- Soon I became a considerable figure in the music industry.
- Large in amount.
- Then there came a reg'lar terror of a sou'wester same as you don't get one summer in a thousand, and blowed the shanty flat and ripped about half of the weir poles out of the sand. We spent consider'ble money getting 'em reset, and then a swordfish got into the pound and tore the nets all to...1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter I, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC
- With the cutting out of the previous recovery times for electrification work, curtailment of station times and acceleration, considerable reductions have been made in the overall schedules.1961 January, “The North-East London electrification of the Great Eastern Line”, in Trains Illustrated, page 18
- Synonyms:
- good-sized, round
Noun
considerable (plural considerables)
- A thing to be considered, consideration.
- Statistes and Politicians, unto whom Ragione di Stato, is the first considerable, as though it were their businesse to deceive people, as a Maxime, do hold, that truth is to be concealed from them […]1646, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, London: Edw. Dod & Nath. Ekins, published 1650, Book I, Chapter 3, p. 9
considerable meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
considerable in Tamil
- எண்ணத்தக்க, பெரிய, மிகுதியான
considerable in Urdu
- اہم, بےانت, کثیر, خاصا, شایاں
considerable in Bengali
- গণ্যমান্য, বিলক্ষণ, অনল্প
considerable in Malayalam
- യോഗ്യമായ, വളരെയധികം, പ്രധാനമായ, ഗൗരവമായ, ഗണ്യമായ
More languagesFewer languages
- considerable in Kannada
- ಗಣನೀಯವಾದ, ದೊಡ್ಡದಾದ, ಮಹತ್ತಾದ, ವಿಪುಲ
Examples of considerable in a sentence
- This wood has the ability to fight off insects, fungus, and mold for a considerable time.
- There has been considerable debate concerning exactly how to format these articles.
- Infertility is a considerable obstacle for women wishing to make a family.
Synonyms of considerable
Antonyms
Forms of considerable
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more considerable |
| superlative | most considerable |
| Noun | |
| plural | considerables |
Origin of considerable
From consider + -able.
Words formed from considerable
Questions about considerable
- What does considerable mean?
- Considerable means significant; worth considering.
- What is considerable in Tamil?
- Considerable in Tamil is எண்ணத்தக்க, பெரிய, மிகுதியான. See Considerable meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is considerable?
- Considerable can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce considerable?
- Considerable is pronounced /kənˈsɪdəɹəbl̩/.
Words near considerable in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: considerable (page history and authors); considerable (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); considerable (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); considerable (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); considerable (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); considerable (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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