huge
Americanadjective
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extraordinarily large in bulk, quantity, or extent.
a huge ship; a huge portion of ice cream.
- Antonyms:
- diminutive, tiny, small
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of unbounded extent, scope, or character; limitless.
the huge genius of Mozart.
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Slang. very important, successful, popular, etc..
The show is huge in Britain.
adjective
Pronunciation
See human.
Related Words
Huge, enormous, immense, tremendous imply great magnitude. Huge implies massiveness, bulkiness, or even shapelessness: a huge mass of rock; a huge collection of antiques. Enormous, literally out of the norm, applies to what exceeds in extent, magnitude, or degree, a norm or standard: an enormous iceberg. Tremendous, in informal use, applies to anything so huge as to be astonishing or to inspire awe: a tremendous amount of equipment. Immense, literally not measurable, is particularly applicable to what is exceedingly great, without reference to a standard: immense buildings. All are used figuratively: a huge success; enormous curiosity; tremendous effort; immense joy.
Other Word Forms
- hugely adverb
- hugeness noun
- overhuge adjective
- overhugely adverb
- overhugeness noun
Etymology
Origin of huge
First recorded in 1225–75; Middle English huge, hoge from Old French ahuge, ahoge “enormous,” equivalent to a- a- 5 + hoge “height” from Germanic; compare Old Norse haugr “hill” ( high )
Example Sentences
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Alongside the therapy, Grace has started exercising for short periods every day and says the difference in how she feels is "huge".
From BBC
Air traffic has slowed and foreigners are fleeing the Gulf, whose image of business-friendly stability has taken a huge hit.
From Barron's
“A huge part of any mining endeavour is the cost of energy, so oil and gas surges will always hurt mining stocks,” Ash said.
From Barron's
But as U.S. warships massed near the Middle East and rumors swirled of huge trades for pricier oil, Hosseinzadeh saw one risk that loomed large.
"There would be a huge outcry if this death toll happened in any other sport, so we need to start prioritising horse welfare."
From BBC
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