'Considerable' definitions:
Definition of 'considerable'
From: WordNet
adjective
Large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree; "a considerable quantity"; "the economy was a considerable issue in the campaign"; "went to considerable trouble for us"; "spent a considerable amount of time on the problem" [ant: inconsiderable]
Definition of 'Considerable'
From: GCIDE
- Considerable \Con*sid"er*a*ble\ (k[o^]n*s[i^]d"[~e]r*[.a]*b'l), a. [Cf. F. consid['e]rable.]
- 1. Worthy of consideration; requiring to be observed, borne in mind, or attended to. [1913 Webster]
- It is considerable, that some urns have had inscriptions on them expressing that the lamps were burning. --Bp. Wilkins. [1913 Webster]
- Eternity is infinitely the most considerable duration. --Tillotson. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Of some distinction; noteworthy; influential; respectable; -- said of persons. [1913 Webster]
- You are, indeed, a very considerable man. --Junius. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Of importance or value. [1913 Webster]
- In painting, not every action, nor every person, is considerable enough to enter into the cloth. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- A considerable sum of money. --Prescott. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'considerable'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- able,
- absolute,
- active,
- appreciable,
- ascendant,
- authoritarian,
- authoritative,
- authorized,
- autocratic,
- big,
- big-league,
- big-name,
- big-time,
- bigwig,
- bigwigged,
- billion,
- bumper,
- capable,
- clothed with authority,
- commanding,
- competent,
- comprehensive,
- consequential,
- controlling,
- decent,
- deep,
- distinguished,
- dominant,
- double-barreled,
- duly constituted,
- earthshaking,
- effective,
- efficacious,
- eminent,
- empowered,
- estimable,
- ever so many,
- ex officio,
- exhaustive,
- extensive,
- fair,
- full,
- full many,
- good,
- goodly,
- governing,
- grand,
- grave,
- great,
- healthy,
- heaped-up,
- heavy,
- heavyweight,
- hefty,
- hegemonic,
- hegemonistic,
- high-powered,
- illustrious,
- imperative,
- important,
- influential,
- intense,
- irresistible,
- jillion,
- large,
- large-scale,
- leading,
- main,
- major,
- man-sized,
- many,
- material,
- maximum,
- meaningful,
- mighty,
- million,
- momentous,
- monocratic,
- multifarious,
- multifold,
- multiple,
- multitudinal,
- multitudinous,
- myriad,
- name,
- no few,
- not a few,
- notable,
- noteworthy,
- noticeable,
- numerous,
- of consequence,
- official,
- plenary,
- potent,
- powerful,
- preeminent,
- prestigious,
- pretty,
- prominent,
- puissant,
- quite some,
- ranking,
- remarkable,
- respectable,
- ruling,
- self-important,
- senior,
- sensible,
- serious,
- significant,
- sizable,
- sizeable,
- smart,
- strong,
- substantial,
- superior,
- supreme,
- tall,
- thousand,
- tidy,
- total,
- totalitarian,
- very many,
- weighty,
- world-shaking,
- worthy,
- zillion