enormous

[ih-nawr-muhs] / ɪˈnɔr məs /

ADJECTIVE

very large

Synonyms

STRONGEST

behemothic colossal excessive gargantuan gigantic huge humongous immense mammoth massive monstrous prodigious tremendous vast

WEAK

astronomic gross jumbo mountainous stupendous supercolossal titanic whopping

Antonyms

STRONGEST

common insignificant little miniature miniscule minute ordinary small teeny tiny

Example Sentences

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Because of their enormous impact, scientists are working to better understand the underground processes that create and sustain these volcanic giants.

From Science Daily • Jun. 28, 2026

Out back, enormous sliding doors were spread wide, opening the house to sea and sky.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026

Shannon, 11, was on a school residential trip on Dartmoor in Devon when her leg got trapped between enormous granite boulders on Hound Tor on Tuesday.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026

BP’s investment in Princeton had proven an enormous success.

From Salon • Jun. 26, 2026

I sit up, only to be greeted by an enormous headache.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

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