Large and Passing

Large

Large adjective - Of a size greater than average of its kind.

Passing is an antonym for large.

Nearby Words: largely, largeness, largish

Passing

Passing adjective - Lasting only for a short time.

Large is an antonym for passing in brief topic.

Nearby Words: pass, passage, passed, passable, passingly

Both words in one sentence

  • Sea Monster: Page 53 reveals rather large one is lurking just off shore, one large enough to punch foot long holes through armoured bulkheads just by casually passing over them.
  • Sarcastic Confession When Jill smuggles the Man from Mars out of the hospital in a large trunk, a passing cop asks her what the trunk contains.
  • Also applies to every attempt at scare-mongering about large asteroids passing within "close proximity" to Earth.
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