huge
Americanadjective
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huger,
comparative
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hugest
superlative
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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.
Synonym Usage
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.
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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” ( see high)
Explanation
Use the adjective huge to describe something that’s really, really big. When your friend throws a huge birthday party and invites everyone she knows, you can finally talk to that cute neighbor you have a huge crush on. Huge is a relative word — there’s no specific degree or size something has to reach before you can say it’s huge. You can eat a huge piece of cake, or go see huge elephants in the zoo. Cake and elephants are both concrete things, but huge can also describe things that aren’t actual objects. For example, you can make a huge difference by volunteering at an animal shelter.
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At the time, the country had huge export markets to China and Hong Kong.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
“It’s a huge loss for L.A.,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
While huge demand for AI chips has powered their earnings growth, investors are watching companies’ spending on their AI buildout carefully on concern that the aggressive pace may not be sustainable.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
One factor driving recent swings: investors’ nerves about tech companies’ huge AI-focused spending spree.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
It was a huge ask, something you might try to trick a stranger into and hope for the best rather than deal with yourself.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
But "it could have been huger" if not for tech industry interference.
From Salon ● Feb. 8, 2023
But the huger dimensions work against the gains in fuel efficiency.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2021
“I don't want anybody to be killed, but in our community it is a huger problem and nobody's talking about it,” the 49-year-old explained.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 19, 2018
The face grew huger and huger all the time, until I thought it would blot out the universe.
From Slate ● Mar. 29, 2014
He leapt into the sky in the form of an eagle even huger and mightier than any he had been before, and he began to beat his wings and flew, faster and ever-faster, toward Asgard.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
Yes, and one of his hugest departures was making Robert Downey Jr. play four characters – five by the end.
From Salon ● May 27, 2024
Well, maybe not the hugest, but I’m pretty pretty up there in terms of Seattle Kraken fan.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 29, 2023
“Which, if you have met James, is not the hugest loss,” Jennings says, as the audience cracks up at the unexpected burn from the mild-mannered trivia king.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 31, 2022
Chromosomes are the tiniest, hugest things in the world.
From New York Times ● Oct. 29, 2021
Outwardly, I had carefully cultivated my status as the funny, nonthreatening guy, but secretly I had the hugest crush on Zaheera.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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