King-size | Definition of king-size by Merriam-Webster

Full Definition of KING-SIZE

1

: longer than the regular or standard size <a king–size cigarette>

2

: unusually large

3

a : having dimensions of approximately 76 by 80 inches (about 1.9 by 2.0 meters) —used of a bed — compare full-size, queen-size, twin-size

b : of a size that fits a king-size bed <king–size sheets>

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king–size or king–sized \-ˌsīzd\

1942

Synonyms: astronomical (also astronomic), Brobdingnagian, bumper, colossal, cosmic (also cosmical), cyclopean, elephantine, enormous, galactic, gargantuan, giant, gigantesque, gigantic, grand, herculean, heroic (also heroical), Himalayan, humongous (also humungous), immense, jumbo, king-size (or king-sized), leviathan, mammoth, massive, mega, mighty, monster, monstrous, monumental, mountainous, oceanic, pharaonic, planetary, prodigious, super, super-duper, supersize, supersized, titanic, tremendous, vast, vasty, walloping, whacking, whopping

Antonyms: bantam, bitty, diminutive, infinitesimal, Lilliputian, little bitty, micro, microminiature, microscopic (also microscopical), midget, miniature, minuscule, minute, pocket, pygmy, teensy, teensy-weensy, teeny, teeny-weeny, tiny, wee

: unusually large <a king-size sandwich>

king–size or king–sized \-ˌsīzd\

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