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( mæ məθ )
Word forms: plural mammoths 1. adjective [ usually ADJECTIVE noun] You can use mammoth to emphasize that a task or change is very large and needs a lot of effort to achieve.
[ emphasis] ...the mammoth task of relocating the library.
You can only undertake mammoth changes if the finances are there.
This mammoth undertaking was completed in 18 months.
Synonyms: colossal, huge, giant, massive More Synonyms of mammoth
2. countable noun A mammoth was an animal like an elephant, with very long tusks and long hair, that lived a long time ago but no longer exists.
mammoth in British English ( ˈmæməθ )
noun 1. any large extinct elephant of the Pleistocene genus Mammuthus (or Elephas ), such as M. primigenius (woolly mammoth ), having a hairy coat and long curved tusks
adjective 2. of gigantic size or importance
Word origin
C18: from Russian
mamot, from Tatar
mamont, perhaps from
mamma earth, because of a belief that the animal made burrows
mammoth in American English ( ˈmæməθ )
noun 1. any of a genus (Mammuthus ) of extinct elephants with a hairy skin and long tusks curving upward: remains have been found in North America, Europe, and Asia
adjective US 2. very big; huge; enormous
SIMILAR WORDS: eˈnormous
Word origin
altered < Russ
mamont, mammot < Yakut
mamont, prob. <
mama, earth: from the notion that the animal had burrowed in the ground
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Examples of 'mammoth' in a sentence mammoth
The most exclusive hanko of all is made of woolly mammoth fossil. What is worrying is whether she has realised how mammoth that task is. Winning over drivers and giving them the confidence to switch to driverless cars is a mammoth task. There are two main objections to this mammoth undertaking. Paying back the mammoth national debt could mean raising taxes still further. It would be a mammoth task for anyone to capture the complete mood of the book. It would not be an exact replica but it would look and feel much like a woolly mammoth did. Look out for woolly mammoth hair. The mammoth building projects that promised to add thousands more hotel rooms are slowing and future projects have been put on ice. It is the perfect opportunity to find out how many different skills are involved in making these mammoth projects come to life. The world's biggest heavy metal band continue their mammoth tour. Yet its mammoth efforts failed to save Poland. Also, tendering is a mammoth undertaking for a very small business. Now she's about to expand an already mammoth project to a vastly larger scale. It was a real mammoth effort and I was proud of my players. That went out of the window yesterday in a Pre-Budget that was breathtaking in its failure to lay out aggressive plans to cut our mammoth debts. Of course, getting all this infrastructure right is a mammoth undertaking in debt-ridden times. Word lists with mammoth
mammal
In other languages mammoth
British English :
mammoth /
ˈmæməθ /
ADJECTIVE You can use mammoth to emphasize that a task is very great and needs a lot of effort to achieve.
Making the film was a mammoth task.
American English : mammoth Arabic : ضَخْم Brazilian Portuguese : imenso Chinese : 巨大的 Croatian : golem Czech : mamutí obrovskýDanish : kæmpe Dutch : mammoet- European Spanish : colosal Finnish : jättiläiskokoinen French : gigantesque German : riesig Greek : πελώριος Italian : gigantesco Japanese : 巨大な Korean : 엄청난 Norwegian : diger Polish : gigantyczny European Portuguese : imenso Romanian : mamut Russian : гигантский Latin American Spanish : colosal Swedish : kolossal Thai : มหึมา Turkish : devasa Ukrainian : колосальний Vietnamese : khổng lồ British English :
mammoth /
ˈmæməθ /
NOUN A mammoth was a prehistoric animal like a large elephant with long curling tusks.
American English : mammoth Arabic : مَامُوث Brazilian Portuguese : mamute Chinese : 猛犸 Croatian : mamut Czech : mamut Danish : mammut Dutch : mammoet European Spanish : mamut Finnish : mammutti French : mammouth German : Mammut Greek : μαμούθ Italian : mammut Japanese : マンモス Korean : 매머드 Norwegian : mammut Polish : mamut European Portuguese : mamute Romanian : mamut Russian : мамонт Latin American Spanish : mamut Swedish : mammut Thai : สัตว์ขนาดใหญ่คล้ายช้างขนยาว งาโค้งยาวสูญพันธุ์ไปแล้ว Turkish : mamut Ukrainian : мамонт Vietnamese : voi mamút Definition of 'mammoth' Chinese translation of 'mammoth' adj (= enormous ) [task] 巨大的 (jùdà de) n (c) (Zool ) 猛犸 (měngmǎ) (头 , tóu )
Definition
gigantic
The mammoth undertaking was completed in 18 months.
Synonyms
stellar (informal)
ginormous (informal)
Brobdingnagian
humongous or humungous (informal)
supersize
Opposites
little
, small
, minute , tiny
, miniature
, trivial
, insignificant
, diminutive
, puny
Additional synonyms Definition
like an elephant, esp. in being huge, clumsy, or ponderous
His legs were elephantine.
Synonyms
massive ,
great ,
huge ,
heavy ,
giant ,
enormous ,
immense ,
lumbering ,
gigantic ,
monstrous ,
mammoth ,
bulky ,
colossal ,
weighty ,
hulking ,
laborious ,
ponderous ,
gargantuan ,
humongous or humungous (informal)
Definition
unusually large in size, extent, or degree
an enormous dust cloud blocking out the sun
Synonyms
huge ,
massive ,
vast ,
extensive ,
tremendous ,
gross ,
excessive ,
immense ,
titanic ,
jumbo (informal) ,
gigantic ,
monstrous ,
mammoth ,
colossal ,
mountainous ,
stellar (informal) ,
prodigious ,
gargantuan ,
elephantine ,
astronomic ,
ginormous (informal) ,
Brobdingnagian ,
humongous or humungous (informal) ,
supersize
Definition
huge or enormous
a marketing event of gargantuan proportions
Synonyms
huge ,
big ,
large ,
giant ,
massive ,
towering ,
vast ,
enormous ,
extensive ,
tremendous ,
immense ,
mega (slang) ,
titanic ,
jumbo (informal) ,
gigantic ,
monumental (informal) ,
monstrous ,
mammoth ,
colossal ,
mountainous ,
prodigious ,
stupendous ,
elephantine ,
ginormous (informal) ,
Brobdingnagian ,
humongous or humungous (informal)
maltreat maltreatment mammal mammoth man man to man man-made
Additional synonyms Definition
remarkably large
a giant oak table a giant step towards unification
Synonyms
huge ,
great ,
large ,
vast ,
enormous ,
extensive ,
tremendous ,
immense ,
titanic ,
jumbo (informal) ,
gigantic ,
monumental (informal) ,
monstrous ,
mammoth ,
colossal ,
mountainous ,
stellar (informal) ,
prodigious ,
stupendous ,
gargantuan ,
elephantine ,
ginormous (informal) ,
Brobdingnagian ,
humongous or humungous (informal) ,
supersize
Definition
extremely large
The road is bordered by gigantic rocks.
Synonyms
huge ,
great ,
large ,
giant ,
massive ,
vast ,
enormous ,
extensive ,
tremendous ,
immense ,
titanic ,
jumbo (informal) ,
monumental ,
monstrous ,
mammoth ,
colossal ,
mountainous ,
stellar (informal) ,
prodigious ,
stupendous ,
gargantuan ,
herculean ,
elephantine ,
ginormous (informal) ,
Brobdingnagian ,
Cyclopean ,
humongous or humungous (informal) ,
supersize
Definition
extremely large
Several painters were working on a huge piece of canvas.
Synonyms
enormous ,
great ,
giant ,
large ,
massive ,
vast ,
extensive ,
tremendous ,
immense ,
mega (slang) ,
titanic ,
jumbo (informal) ,
gigantic ,
monumental (informal) ,
mammoth ,
bulky ,
colossal ,
mountainous ,
stellar (informal) ,
prodigious ,
stupendous ,
gargantuan ,
elephantine ,
ginormous (informal) ,
Brobdingnagian ,
humongous or humungous (informal)
Definition
huge or vast
an immense cloud of smoke
Synonyms
huge ,
great ,
massive ,
vast ,
large ,
giant ,
enormous ,
extensive ,
tremendous ,
mega (slang) ,
titanic ,
infinite ,
jumbo (informal) ,
very big ,
gigantic ,
monumental (informal) ,
monstrous ,
mammoth ,
colossal ,
mountainous ,
stellar (informal) ,
prodigious ,
interminable ,
stupendous ,
king-size ,
king-sized ,
immeasurable ,
elephantine ,
ginormous (informal) ,
Brobdingnagian ,
illimitable ,
humongous or humungous (informal) ,
supersize
Definition
very large
a jumbo box of tissues
Synonyms
giant ,
large ,
huge ,
immense ,
mega (informal) ,
gigantic ,
oversized ,
elephantine ,
ginormous (informal) ,
humongous or humungous (informal) ,
supersize
Definition
(of objects) large, bulky, heavy, and usually solid
a massive steam boat
Synonyms
huge ,
great ,
big ,
heavy ,
imposing ,
vast ,
enormous ,
solid ,
impressive ,
substantial ,
extensive ,
monster ,
immense ,
hefty ,
titanic ,
gigantic ,
monumental (informal) ,
whacking (informal) ,
mammoth ,
bulky ,
colossal ,
whopping (informal) ,
weighty ,
stellar (informal) ,
hulking ,
ponderous ,
gargantuan ,
elephantine ,
ginormous (informal) ,
humongous or humungous (informal) ,
supersize
Definition
very great in extent or importance
a land marked with vast lakes and mighty rivers
Synonyms
great ,
large ,
huge ,
grand ,
massive ,
towering ,
vast ,
enormous ,
tremendous ,
immense ,
titanic ,
gigantic ,
monumental (informal) ,
bulky ,
colossal ,
stellar (informal) ,
prodigious ,
stupendous ,
elephantine ,
ginormous (informal) ,
humongous or humungous (informal)
Definition
extreme
It had been a monumental blunder to give him the assignment.
Synonyms
immense ,
great ,
massive ,
terrible ,
tremendous ,
horrible ,
staggering ,
catastrophic ,
gigantic ,
colossal ,
whopping (informal) ,
indefensible ,
unforgivable ,
egregious Definition
like a mountain or mountains, esp. in size
a plan designed to reduce the company's mountainous debt
Synonyms
huge ,
great ,
enormous ,
mighty ,
immense ,
daunting ,
gigantic ,
monumental (informal) ,
mammoth ,
prodigious ,
hulking ,
ponderous Definition
very large or immense
This business generates cash in prodigious amounts.
Synonyms
huge ,
giant ,
massive ,
vast ,
enormous ,
tremendous ,
immense ,
gigantic ,
monumental (informal) ,
monstrous ,
mammoth ,
colossal ,
stellar (informal) ,
stupendous ,
inordinate ,
immeasurable
Additional synonyms Definition
very large or impressive
a stupendous amount of money
Synonyms
huge ,
vast ,
enormous ,
mega (slang) ,
gigantic ,
colossal Definition
having or requiring colossal strength
a titanic struggle between two visions of the future
Synonyms
gigantic ,
huge ,
giant ,
massive ,
towering ,
vast ,
enormous ,
mighty ,
immense ,
jumbo (informal) ,
monstrous ,
mammoth ,
colossal ,
mountainous ,
stellar (informal) ,
prodigious ,
stupendous ,
herculean ,
elephantine ,
Brobdingnagian ,
humongous or humungous (informal)
Definition
unusually large in size, degree, or number
farmers who own vast stretches of land
Synonyms
huge ,
massive ,
enormous ,
great ,
wide ,
sweeping ,
extensive ,
tremendous ,
immense ,
mega (slang) ,
unlimited ,
gigantic ,
astronomical ,
monumental (informal) ,
monstrous ,
mammoth ,
colossal ,
never-ending ,
prodigious ,
limitless ,
boundless ,
voluminous ,
immeasurable ,
unbounded ,
elephantine ,
ginormous (informal) ,
vasty (archaic) ,
measureless ,
illimitable ,
humongous or humungous (informal)