large-scale lar·ges·cale uncommon adjective 1. unusually large in scope “a large-scale attack on AIDS is needed” Similarlarge 2. constructed or drawn to a big scale “large-scale maps” Similarlarge 3. occurring widely (as to many people) “mass destruction” Synonymsmass Similargeneral WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.