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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Stokes, whose side has been hounded by the media in Australia and come under enormous pressure back home, added that there was no room for complacency and it had been made clear to the players.
From Barron's
Consequently, Nancy is under enormous pressure before Saturday's match against Rangers, not least from his own club's supporters.
From BBC
At the 2025 annual meeting in May, he said the cash pile is an “enormous asset” that gives Berkshire a cushion if a market downturn occurs.
He argues that the labor market underwent enormous structural change coming out of the pandemic.
From MarketWatch
He displays a remarkable lack of bitterness and enormous dignity, given his ordeal by newspaper.
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