oversize
adjective
over·size
ˌō-vər-ˈsīz 
variants
or oversized
: being of more than standard or ordinary size
oversize pillows
an oversize shirt
Synonyms of oversize
Examples of oversize in a Sentence
the woman's oversize hat was blocking my view of the minister
a softball is an oversize and less densely stuffed baseball
Recent Examples on the Web
Sister restaurant to the original Rooster’s in River Park, the riverfront restaurant also serves up the establishment’s famous oversize mimosas.
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
The altar was flanked by two twelve-foot-high columns of green marble topped by Corinthian capitals supporting a larger, curved pediment, next to which were two oversize American flags set into floor stands.
—Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
Protecting a History The villas are not conceived as oversize hotel suites, but as autonomous residences embedded within the rhythms of the estate itself.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
Cowboy Bob, who is about 20 feet tall, plays guitar and wears a bolo tie, is one of several oversize fiberglass mascots along 11th Street in the Meadow Gold District of Tulsa.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
The altar was flanked by two twelve-foot-high columns of green marble topped by Corinthian capitals supporting a larger, curved pediment, next to which were two oversize American flags set into floor stands.
—Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
Protecting a History The villas are not conceived as oversize hotel suites, but as autonomous residences embedded within the rhythms of the estate itself.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
Cowboy Bob, who is about 20 feet tall, plays guitar and wears a bolo tie, is one of several oversize fiberglass mascots along 11th Street in the Meadow Gold District of Tulsa.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for oversize
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“Oversize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oversize. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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