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单词 astronomical
释义

astronomical

adjective

as·​tro·​nom·​i·​cal ˌa-strə-ˈnä-mi-kəl How to pronounce astronomical (audio)
variants or less commonly astronomic
ˌa-strə-ˈnä-mik How to pronounce astronomical (audio)
1
: of or relating to astronomy
astronomical observations
2
: enormously or inconceivably large or great
astronomical numbers
an astronomical price
astronomically
ˌa-strə-ˈnä-mi-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce astronomical (audio)
adverb

Synonyms

  • Brobdingnagian
  • bumper
  • colossal
  • cosmic
  • cosmical
  • cyclopean
  • elephantine
  • enormous
  • 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
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Example Sentences

The cost of the office building was astronomical. We got an astronomical telephone bill this month.
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Word History

Etymology

see astronomy

First Known Use

1551, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

astronomical

adjective

as·​tro·​nom·​i·​cal ˌa-strə-ˈnä-mi-kəl How to pronounce astronomical (audio)
variants or astronomic
-ik
1
: of or relating to astronomy
2
: extremely or unbelievably large

astronomical

adjective

variants also astronomic
as in enormous
unusually large a googol is an astronomical number, and the whimsical coinage of the name was intended to suggest that fact

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • enormous
  • immense
  • oceanic
  • planetary
  • cosmic
  • galactic
  • prodigious
  • monumental
  • massive
  • tremendous
  • huge
  • gigantic
  • colossal
  • gargantuan
  • titanic
  • vast
  • oversize
  • humongous
  • mammoth
  • extensive
  • super
  • giant
  • infinite
  • cosmical
  • mega
  • mountainous
  • monstrous
  • grand
  • imposing
  • heroic
  • herculean
  • cyclopean
  • whopping
  • mighty
  • pharaonic
  • oversized
  • elephantine
  • leviathan
  • overwhelming
  • monster
  • humungous
  • jumbo
  • whacking
  • heroical
  • major
  • gigantesque
  • bumper
  • supersized
  • vasty
  • super-duper
  • considerable
  • substantial
  • great
  • stupendous
  • Brobdingnagian
  • staggering
  • walloping
  • supersize
  • voluminous
  • hefty
  • sizable
  • outsize
  • big
  • grandiose
  • gross
  • Himalayan
  • king-sized
  • formidable
  • lofty
  • majestic
  • handsome
  • goodly
  • outsized
  • bulky
  • king-size
  • immeasurable
  • august
  • overgrown
  • hulking
  • sizeable
  • tidy
  • largish
  • good
  • monolithic
  • towering
  • cavernous
  • boundless

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • microscopic
  • microscopical
  • infinitesimal
  • minuscule
  • tiny
  • miniature
  • pocket
  • diminutive
  • micro
  • little bitty
  • small
  • midget
  • teeny
  • puny
  • wee
  • pygmy
  • bitty
  • teensy
  • smallish
  • little
  • minute
  • microminiature
  • bantam
  • mini
  • petite
  • undersized
  • undersize
  • teeny-weeny
  • Lilliputian
  • teensy-weensy
  • dinky
  • dwarfish
  • pint-sized
  • pint-size
  • half-pint
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