immense

[ih-mens] / ɪˈmɛns /

ADJECTIVE

extremely large

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boundless colossal endless enormous extensive gigantic great huge immeasurable infinite limitless mammoth massive monstrous monumental prodigious tremendous vast

WEAK

barn door brobdingnagian elephantine eternal giant gross humongous illimitable interminable jumbo measureless mighty stupendous super titanic unbounded

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bounded calculable common ending finite insignificant limited little measurable miniature minute narrow ordinary restricted short small teeny tiny unimportant

Example Sentences

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“We overcame immense technical obstacles to build this project,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

“When people are forced to travel out of state for essential healthcare, there are inevitably others that cannot overcome the immense financial and logistical obstacles,” Maddow-Zimet said.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

Drawing haphazardly from the Victoria & Albert Museum’s immense collection of decorative arts and design, the institution’s newest outpost is frustratingly uneven.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

"It has been an immense privilege to lead this great club over the past two years," said Parker.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

“Burns was the first American to see the immense possibilities of the instrument in detective work,” the Literary Digest reported in 1912.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

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