gigantic
[ jahy-gan-tik, ji- ]
/ dʒaɪˈgæn tɪk, dʒɪ- /
adjective
very large; huge: a gigantic statue.
of, like, or befitting a giant.
SYNONYMS FOR gigantic
1
enormous,
immense,
prodigious,
herculean,
cyclopean,
titanic.
Gigantic,
colossal,
mammoth,
monstrous are used of whatever is physically or metaphorically of great magnitude.
Gigantic refers to the size of a giant, or to size or scope befitting a giant:
a gigantic stalk of corn.
Colossal refers to the size of a colossus, to anything huge or vast as befitting a hero or god:
a colossal victory.
Mammoth refers to the size of the animal of that name and is used especially of anything large and heavy:
a mammoth battleship.
Monstrous means strikingly unusual or out of the normal in some way, as in size:
a monstrous blunder.
OTHER WORDS FROM gigantic
gi·gan·ti·cal·ly, adverb gi·gan·tic·ness, nounWords nearby gigantic
gigaflops,
gigahertz,
gigantean,
gigantes,
gigantesque,
gigantic,
gigantism,
giganto-,
gigantomachy,
gigantomastia,
gigantopithecus
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British Dictionary definitions for gigantic
gigantic
/ (dʒaɪˈɡæntɪk) /
adjective
very large; enormous
a gigantic error
Also: gigantesque (ˌdʒaɪɡænˈtɛsk)
of or suitable for giants
Derived forms of gigantic
gigantically, adverb giganticness, nounWord Origin for gigantic
C17: from Greek
gigantikos, from
gigas
giant