Antonyms of adj microscopic
3 of 4 senses of microscopic
Sense 2
microscopic, microscopical -- (visible under a microscope; using a microscope)
INDIRECT (VIA visible) -> invisible, unseeable -- (impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye; "the invisible man"; "invisible rays"; "an invisible hinge"; "invisible mending")
Sense 3
microscopic -- (extremely precise with great attention to details; "examined it with microscopic care")
INDIRECT (VIA precise) -> imprecise -- (not precise; "imprecise astronomical observations"; "the terms he used were imprecise and emotional")
Sense 4
microscopic, microscopical -- (so small as to be invisible without a microscope; "differences were microscopic")
INDIRECT (VIA small, little) -> large, big -- (above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world")
INDIRECT (VIA small, little) -> large, big -- (above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world")
Similarity of adj microscopic
4 senses of microscopic
Sense 1
microscopic, microscopical -- (of or relating to or used in microscopy; "microscopic analysis"; "microscopical examination")
Sense 2
microscopic, microscopical -- (visible under a microscope; using a microscope)
=> visible (vs. invisible), seeable -- (capable of being seen; or open to easy view; "a visible object"; "visible stars"; "mountains visible in the distance"; "a visible change of expression"; "visible files")
Sense 3
microscopic -- (extremely precise with great attention to details; "examined it with microscopic care")
=> precise (vs. imprecise) -- (sharply exact or accurate or delimited; "a precise mind"; "specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise moment")
Sense 4
microscopic, microscopical -- (so small as to be invisible without a microscope; "differences were microscopic")
=> small (vs. large), little (vs. big) -- (limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group")