Considerable
Considerable adjective - Of a size greater than average of its kind.
Usage example: a house with a considerable barn in back
Grand and considerable are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Grand" instead the word "Considerable" as an adjective or a noun.
Grand
Grand adjective - Of a size greater than average of its kind.
Usage example: in the grand ring of the three-ring circus stood the lion tamer himself
Considerable and grand are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Considerable" instead the word "Grand" as an adjective or a noun.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- There is considerable disagreement over whether Arizona's most famous geological feature should be called "Grand Canyon" or "the Grand Canyon".
Source: The "The" Title Confusion - Inverted in The Grand Illusion, where von Rauffenstein lists the silver plate in his skull and other silver items implanted into his heavily wounded body, adding wrily: "Yes, the war provided me with considerable riches."
Source: War for Fun and Profit -
The issue ultimately became moot when the United States entered the war, which added its considerable fleet of dreadnoughts (the third largest in the world) to the Grand Fleet, tipping the naval balance of power prohibitively in the favor of the Entente.
Source: Useful Notes / World War I
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