- extremely large in area, size, amount, etc. synonym huge
- a vast area of forest
- a vast crowd
- In the vast majority of cases, this should not be a problem.
- They sell a vast array of products.
- a vast amount of information
- At dusk bats appear in vast numbers.
- vast quantities of food
- His business empire was vast.
- vast sums of money
- The special effects were a vast improvement over the original film.
- She writes on a vast range of subjects.
- It is a very rich country with vast resources.
- Your help made a vast difference.
- We’ve hired a marquee at vast expense.
Extra Examples- To the south lay a vast area of wilderness.
- Vast crowds lined the route of the marathon.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryVast is used with these nouns:- amount
- archive
- area
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin vastus ‘void, immense’.Definitions on the go
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