enormous
adjective
Synonyms
- astronomical
- astronomic
- Brobdingnagian
- bumper
- colossal
- cosmic
- cosmical
- cyclopean
- elephantine
- galactic
- gargantuan
- giant
- gigantesque
- gigantic
- grand
- herculean
- heroic
- heroical
- Himalayan
- huge
- humongous
- humungous
- immense
- jumbo
- king-size
- king-sized
- leviathan
- mammoth
- massive
- mega
- mighty
- monster
- monstrous
- monumental
- mountainous
- oceanic
- pharaonic
- planetary
- prodigious
- super
- super-duper
- supersize
- supersized
- titanic
- tremendous
- vast
- vasty
- walloping
- whacking
- whopping
Example Sentences
Dan Labbe, cleveland, 13 Sep. 2022 The potential to help seniors with these expenses is enormous. Judith Graham, CBS News, 12 Sep. 2022 The appetite for general entertainment is enormous. Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 11 Sep. 2022 The workload is enormous, shifts are unending, and an already dangerous job must now be done in combat conditions. Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2022 But the consequences for these acts are enormous, and potentially beyond what any of the participants are willing to pay. Sean T. Collins, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2022 The potential to help older adults with these expenses is enormous. Judith Graham, CNN, 9 Sep. 2022 The camera bump is enormous, and the phone is very wobbly when placed flat on a table. Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 7 Sep. 2022 Even if Malibu isn’t namechecked as a fashion capital, its style influence has been enormous under Slimane’s rein at Celine. Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 Sep. 2022 See More Word History
Latin enormis, from e, ex out of + norma rule
1531, in the meaning defined at sense 2b
Kids Definition
enormous
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enormous
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Synonyms & Similar Words
- huge
- tremendous
- vast
- gigantic
- massive
- giant
- immense
- colossal
- mammoth
- astronomical
- monumental
- big
- sizable
- monstrous
- titanic
- bumper
- mountainous
- mighty
- gargantuan
- humongous
- great
- monster
- prodigious
- astronomic
- considerable
- oversize
- oceanic
- mega
- humungous
- herculean
- substantial
- grand
- super
- cosmic
- whopping
- elephantine
- heroic
- planetary
- jumbo
- oversized
- leviathan
- galactic
- staggering
- gigantesque
- vasty
- formidable
- majestic
- cyclopean
- whacking
- extensive
- supersized
- walloping
- good
- heroical
- pharaonic
- major
- handsome
- cosmical
- outsize
- supersize
- Brobdingnagian
- king-sized
- hefty
- imposing
- voluminous
- infinite
- overwhelming
- gross
- stupendous
- super-duper
- largish
- hulking
- king-size
- outsized
- sizeable
- bulky
- tidy
- overgrown
- Himalayan
- goodly
- immeasurable
- grandiose
- cavernous
- lofty
- towering
- boundless
- august
- monolithic
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- tiny
- minuscule
- infinitesimal
- diminutive
- microscopic
- small
- miniature
- microscopical
- little bitty
- teeny
- micro
- teensy
- pocket
- bitty
- puny
- little
- wee
- pygmy
- smallish
- midget
- minute
- bantam
- undersized
- petite
- mini
- teeny-weeny
- microminiature
- undersize
- teensy-weensy
- Lilliputian
- dinky
- dwarfish
- pint-sized
- pint-size
- half-pint
Synonym Chooser
Some common synonyms of enormous are colossal, gigantic, huge, immense, mammoth, and vast. While all these words mean "exceedingly large," enormous and immense both suggest an exceeding of all ordinary bounds in size or amount or degree, but enormous often adds an implication of abnormality or monstrousness.
While in some cases nearly identical to enormous, colossal applies especially to a human creation of stupendous or incredible dimensions.
The synonyms gigantic and enormous are sometimes interchangeable, but gigantic stresses the contrast with the size of others of the same kind.
While the synonyms huge and enormous are close in meaning, huge commonly suggests an immensity of bulk or amount.
Although the words mammoth and enormous have much in common, mammoth suggests both hugeness and ponderousness of bulk.
In some situations, the words vast and enormous are roughly equivalent. However, vast usually suggests immensity of extent.