gigantic
adjective
Synonyms
- astronomical
- astronomic
- Brobdingnagian
- bumper
- colossal
- cosmic
- cosmical
- cyclopean
- elephantine
- enormous
- galactic
- gargantuan
- giant
- gigantesque
- 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
Parker Hall Jeffrey Van Camp, WIRED, 5 Sep. 2022 Debuting on May 17, 2020, Snowpiercer follows the passengers of the Snowpiercer, a gigantic, perpetually moving train that circles the globe carrying the remnants of humanity seven years after the world becomes a frozen wasteland. Marc Berman, Forbes, 21 June 2022 Starting with the opening shift, instead of trying muscle against Philadelphia’s vaunted and gigantic Legion of Doom line, the Wings countered with their finesse and puck-handling defensemen, Nicklas Lidstrom and Larry Murphy. Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press, 31 May 2022 Much of Perry’s fortune comes from his gigantic film complex in Atlanta that is currently home to 12 soundstages. Antonio Ferme, Variety, 13 June 2022 Chrissy Teigen, also in a gigantic dress, looked like a can of Skintimate that exploded on an airplane. Jenny Singer, Glamour, 3 Apr. 2022 That has left the gigantic business of weight loss mostly in the hands of dietitians, calorie-counting apps, trainers and creators of fad diets. David Wainer, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022 One generation back isn’t a gigantic gap, and it’s a far cry from what some would call retro gaming. Wired, 5 Aug. 2022 In a surreal twist, though the company announced (Wednesday) a gigantic writedown of $918 million on its Bitcoin holdings, MicroStrategy’s stock soared the day after the news hit, rising 15% to $321 and gaining over $400 million in market cap. Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Greek gigantikos, from gigant-, gigas giant
1630, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
gigantic
adjective
gigantic
adjective
Synonyms & Similar Words
- huge
- giant
- enormous
- massive
- vast
- colossal
- tremendous
- mammoth
- immense
- monumental
- monstrous
- astronomical
- big
- titanic
- bumper
- monster
- sizable
- gargantuan
- mighty
- humongous
- mountainous
- mega
- astronomic
- great
- oversize
- cosmic
- oceanic
- grand
- prodigious
- humungous
- super
- elephantine
- jumbo
- whopping
- heroic
- oversized
- herculean
- galactic
- planetary
- leviathan
- supersized
- cyclopean
- gigantesque
- substantial
- majestic
- whacking
- considerable
- walloping
- vasty
- king-sized
- formidable
- pharaonic
- supersize
- handsome
- heroical
- staggering
- major
- good
- hulking
- cosmical
- super-duper
- Brobdingnagian
- extensive
- king-size
- imposing
- hefty
- voluminous
- largish
- outsize
- bulky
- gross
- stupendous
- infinite
- overgrown
- Himalayan
- grandiose
- tidy
- sizeable
- overwhelming
- outsized
- goodly
- towering
- monolithic
- cavernous
- lofty
- august
- immeasurable
- boundless
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- tiny
- minuscule
- miniature
- diminutive
- microscopic
- small
- infinitesimal
- micro
- teeny
- bitty
- teensy
- pygmy
- microscopical
- puny
- midget
- pocket
- little bitty
- smallish
- wee
- little
- mini
- minute
- bantam
- petite
- undersized
- microminiature
- teeny-weeny
- undersize
- teensy-weensy
- dinky
- Lilliputian
- dwarfish
- pint-sized
- pint-size
- half-pint
Synonym Chooser
Some common synonyms of gigantic are colossal, enormous, huge, immense, mammoth, and vast. While all these words mean "exceedingly large," gigantic stresses the contrast with the size of others of the same kind.
The words colossal and gigantic can be used in similar contexts, but colossal applies especially to a human creation of stupendous or incredible dimensions.
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 the synonyms huge and gigantic are close in meaning, huge commonly suggests an immensity of bulk or amount.
While in some cases nearly identical to gigantic, mammoth suggests both hugeness and ponderousness of bulk.
In some situations, the words vast and gigantic are roughly equivalent. However, vast usually suggests immensity of extent.