Definitions

gigantism

[jahy-gan-tiz-uhm, ji-, jahy-gan-tiz-uhm] / dʒaɪˈgæn tɪz əm, dʒɪ-, ˈdʒaɪ gænˌtɪz əm /

NOUN

immensity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bigness enormity vastness

STRONG

boundlessness bulkiness enormousness greatness immenseness largeness magnitude massiveness

WEAK

hugeness immeasurableness monstrousness sizableness stupendousness tremendousness

Antonyms

STRONG

insignificance littleness smallness tininess unimportance

WEAK

minuteness

Example Sentences

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Worse, the exercise won’t get to the real issue: Gigantism across the economy.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 5, 2019

Gigantism, dwarfism, and Cope’s rule: “nothing in evolution makes sense without a phylogeny”.

From Scientific American • Mar. 5, 2014