gigantic

[ jahy-gan-tik, ji- ]

adjective

1. very large; huge:

   a gigantic statue.

   Synonyms: titanic, cyclopean, herculean, prodigious, immense, enormous

   Antonyms: tiny

2. of, like, or befitting a giant.

gigantic

/ dʒaɪˈɡæntɪk /

adjective

1. very large; enormous

   a gigantic error

2. Alsogigantesqueˌdʒaɪɡænˈtɛsk of or suitable for giants

Derived Forms

• giˈgantically, adverb
• giˈganticness, noun

Other Words From

• gi·ganti·cal·ly adverb
• gi·gantic·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of gigantic¹

1605–15; from Latin gigant- giant + -ic

Word History and Origins

Origin of gigantic¹

C17: from Greek gigantikos, from gigas giant

Synonym Study

Gigantic, colossal, mammoth, monstrous are used of whatever is physically or metaphorically of great magnitude. Gigantic refers to the size of a giant, or to size or scope befitting a giant: a gigantic stalk of corn. Colossal refers to the size of a colossus, to anything huge or vast as befitting a hero or god: a colossal victory. Mammoth refers to the size of the animal of that name and is used especially of anything large and heavy: a mammoth battleship. Monstrous means strikingly unusual or out of the normal in some way, as in size: a monstrous blunder.

Example Sentences

The five men, their Land Rover, and their supplies were loaded into the gigantic military aircraft.

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A gigantic solar storm could fry power grids, knocking out electricity for months.

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She throws gigantic, destructive parties, and purposely lights his ottomans on fire.

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In January 1915 gigantic German Zeppelin airships appeared in the night over London and dropped bombs at random.

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Consider the gigantic implications of this precise logical observation.

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He used to walk through the park, and note with pleasure the care that his father bestowed on the gigantic property.

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The embankment or road-bed was commenced by gigantic piling, and is very broad and substantial.

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The machine penetrated everywhere, thrusting aside with its gigantic arm the feeble efforts of handicraft.

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The gigantic pylon, its shoulders breaking the sky four-square far overhead, seemed the prodigious portal of another world.

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Emigration is now proceeding with gigantic strides, and is destined for some time to continue.

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Related Words

• behemothic
• colossal
• enormous
• gargantuan
• giant
• huge
• immense
• jumbo
• mammoth
• massive
• monstrous
• tremendous
• vast