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[ mon-yuh-men-tl ] / ˌmɒn yəˈmɛn tl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR monumental ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveresembling a monument; massive or imposing. exceptionally great, as in quantity, quality, extent, or degree: a monumental work. of historical or enduring significance: a monumental victory. Fine Arts. having the quality of being larger than life; of heroic scale. of or relating to a monument or monuments. serving as a monument. Origin of monumentalFrom the Late Latin word monumentālis, dating back to 1595–1605. See monument, -al1 SYNONYMS FOR monumentalSEE SYNONYMS FOR monumental ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM monumentalmon·u·men·tal·ism, nounmon·u·men·tal·i·ty, nounmon·u·men·tal·ly, adverbpre·mon·u·men·tal, adjective un·mon·u·men·tal, adjective Words nearby monumentalMont-Saint-Michel, Montserrat, Montville, Monty Python, monument, monumental, monumentalize, monuron, mony, Monza, Monzambano Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for monumentalAnd for Larry Flynt, this might be a monumental opportunity to stick it to the dictator the best way he knows how. Kim Jong Un, Avert Your Eyes: Sony’s ‘The Interview’ Gets the Porn Parody Treatment|Aurora Snow|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST On August 27, 1776, the Battle of Brooklyn resulted in some monumental maneuvers by both the Patriots and the Red Coats. The British Royals Reinvade Brooklyn: William and Kate Come Watch Basketball on Historic Battle Site|Justin Jones|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST You may be wondering what work of monumental consequence is contained within these gilded pages. Rand Paul’s Many Leather-Bound Books|Olivia Nuzzi|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST It was monumental, a great victory not only for Porter and the Innocence Project, but for the principle of justice. Wrongly Imprisoned for 15 Years Thanks to an Innocence Project|Jacob Siegel|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At the time, that was a monumental thing for the era, culturally. Laura Jane Grace’s Trans Punk Rebellion|Melissa Leon|October 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST On the summit of a height called Mostyn mountain, is a monumental stone denominated Maen Achwynfan (the stone of lamentation). Curiousities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol. 1|Thomas Dugdale To have done, is to hang / Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail, / In monumental mockery. Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood The gardens are quite open to the public and are set forth with clipped hedges, trees, and monumental stone work of no mean order. The Cathedrals of Northern France|Francis Miltoun What is the use to the modern man of this “monumental” contemplation of the past, this preoccupation with the rare and classic? Thoughts Out of Season (Part II)|Friedrich Nietzsche Science is not even secure against the temptation of the monumental menu. Fletcherism|Horace Fletcher
British Dictionary definitions for monumental
adjectivelike a monument, esp in large size, endurance, or importancea monumental work of art of, relating to, or being a monument informal (intensifier)monumental stupidity Derived forms of monumentalmonumentality, nounmonumentally, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to monumentalhuge, enormous, fantastic, enduring, towering, tremendous, awesome, great, immense, historic, mammoth, massive, significant, grand, memorable, gigantic, vast, unforgettable, awe-inspiring, classic |