monumental

[mon-yuh-men-tl] / ˌmɒn yəˈmɛn tl /

ADJECTIVE

impressive, overwhelming

Synonyms

STRONGEST

awesome enduring enormous fantastic gigantic grand great historic huge immense mammoth massive memorable significant towering tremendous unforgettable vast

WEAK

awe-inspiring classic immortal important lasting lofty majestic mighty mortal mountainous outstanding prodigious stupendous

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bad common dwarfed insignificant little miniature minor minute poor short small teeny tiny unimportant unimpressive

WEAK

trivial unimposing

Example Sentences

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Even Khrushchev understood that what seems like rapid change in the moment often proves far less monumental over time.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the blowout loss was almost as monumental for the Jets.

From The Wall Street Journal

Him being back fit is monumental, not only for him but his World Cup aspirations as well.

From BBC

And before you are the actual stairs, monumental in size and treatment, leading to the galleries above.

From The Wall Street Journal

The stakes can get monumental in “Star Wars,” but it’s when it gets personal that it really resonates.

From Los Angeles Times