Thesaurus: vast

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1. superl. Waste; desert; desolate; lonely.
2. superl. Of great extent; very spacious or large; also, huge in bulk; immense; enormous; as, the vast ocean; vast mountains; the vast empire of Russia.
3. superl. Very great in numbers, quantity, or amount; as, a vast army; a vast sum of money.
4. superl. Very great in importance; as, a subject of vast concern.
5. n. A waste region; boundless space; immensity.
6. adj. unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
7. 1. Waste; desert; desolate; lonely. [Obs.] The empty, vast, and wandering air. Shak. 2. Of great extent; very spacious or large; also, huge in bulk; immense; enormous; as, the vast ocean; vast mountains; the vast empire of Russia. Through the vast and boundless deep. Milton. 3. Very great in numbers, quantity, or amount; as, a vast army; a vast sum of money. 4. Very great in importance; as, a subject of vast concern. Syn. -- Enormous; huge; immense; mighty. A waste region; boundless space; immensity. "The watery vast." Pope. Michael bid sound The archangel trumpet. Through the vast of heaven It sounded. Milton.
8. A waste region; boundless space; immensity. "The watery vast."Pope.Michael bid sound The archangel trumpet. Through the vast of heavenIt sounded. Milton.
9. j:100 s unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope