colossal

co·los·sal

adjective \kə-ˈlä-səl\

Definition of COLOSSAL

1

: of, relating to, or resembling a colossus

2

: of a bulk, extent, power, or effect approaching or suggesting the stupendous or incredible <colossal rock formations>

3

: of an exceptional or astonishing degree <a colossal failure>

— co·los·sal·ly \-sə-lē\ adverb

Examples of COLOSSAL

1. <a colossal statue of the town's founder>

First Known Use of COLOSSAL

1712

Related to COLOSSAL

Synonyms

astronomical (also astronomic), Brobdingnagian, bumper, huge, cosmic (also cosmical), cyclopean, elephantine, enormous, galactic, gargantuan, giant, gigantesque, gigantic, grand, herculean, heroic (also heroical), Himalayan, humongous (also humungous), immense, jumbo, king-size (or king-sized), leviathan, mammoth, massive, mega, mighty, monster, monstrous, monumental, mountainous, oceanic, pharaonic, planetary, prodigious, super, super-duper, supersize, supersized, titanic, tremendous, vast, vasty, walloping, whacking, whopping

Antonyms

bantam, bitty, diminutive, infinitesimal, Lilliputian, little bitty, micro, microminiature, microscopic (also microscopical), midget, miniature, minuscule, minute, pocket, pygmy, teensy, teensy-weensy, teeny, teeny-weeny, tiny, wee

Related Words

big, bulky, considerable, extensive, good, goodly, great, gross, handsome, hefty, hulking, largish, major, outsize (also outsized), overgrown, oversize (or oversized), sizable (or sizeable), substantial, tidy, voluminous; august, formidable, grandiose, imposing, lofty, majestic; cavernous, monolithic, overwhelming, staggering, stupendous, towering; boundless, immeasurable, infinite

Near Antonyms

little, mini, petite, pint-size (or pint-sized), puny, small, smallish, undersized (also undersize); dinky, dwarfish, half-pint

See Synonym Discussion at enormous

Rhymes with COLOSSAL

apostle