cosmic

cos·mic

adjective \ˈkäz-mik\

Definition of COSMIC

1

a : of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone

b : of, relating to, or concerned with abstract spiritual or metaphysical ideas

2

: characterized by greatness especially in extent, intensity, or comprehensiveness <a cosmic thinker>

— cos·mi·cal·ly \-mi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Variants of COSMIC

cos·mic also cos·mi·cal \-mi-kəl\

Examples of COSMIC

1. The discovery caused a cosmic shift in people's views of the world.
2. <predicted that the war would forever be regarded as a cosmic error>

Origin of COSMIC

Greek kosmikos, from kosmos order, universe

First Known Use: 1685

Related to COSMIC

Synonyms

astronomical (also astronomic), Brobdingnagian, bumper, colossal, huge (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

Other Astronomy Terms

gibbous, nadir, nebulous, penumbra, retrograde, sidereal, syzygy, wane, wax, zenith