enormous
Americanadjective
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greatly exceeding the common size, extent, etc.; huge; immense.
an enormous fortune.
- Synonyms:
- stupendous, prodigious, mammoth, gigantic, colossal, vast
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outrageous or atrocious.
enormous wickedness; enormous crimes.
adjective
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unusually large in size, extent, or degree; immense; vast
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archaic extremely wicked; heinous
Related Words
See huge.
Other Word Forms
- enormously adverb
- enormousness noun
Etymology
Origin of enormous
Example Sentences
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Building and operating data centers requires enormous energy inputs.
From Barron's
For Beretta, the enormous size of the U.S. market is its main appeal.
He also lacked an enormous budget or access to the huge data centers that American artificial-intelligence companies have, but was able to tap a government-sponsored program that subsidizes computing power.
Capturing the enormous trees that would have existed in the early 20th century was a challenge.
From Los Angeles Times
The exhibition also includes murals featuring familiar childhood imagery: One is an illustration of an enormous traffic accident by children’s book author Richard Scarry.
From Los Angeles Times
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