earthshaking

earth·shak·ing

adj \ˈərth-ˌshā-kiŋ\

Definition of EARTHSHAKING

: of great importance : momentous <an earthshaking announcement>

— earth·shak·ing·ly adverb

Examples of EARTHSHAKING

1. <earthshaking news—the President has been assassinated>

First Known Use of EARTHSHAKING

1948

Related to EARTHSHAKING

Synonyms: big, consequential, important, earth-shattering, eventful, historic, major, material, meaningful, momentous, monumental, much, significant, substantial, tectonic, weighty

Antonyms: inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, little, minor, negligible, slight, small, trifling, trivial, unimportant

Related Words: decisive, fatal, fateful, strategic; earnest, grave, heavy, serious, sincere; distinctive, exceptional, impressive, outstanding, prominent, remarkable; valuable, worthwhile, worthy; distinguished, eminent, great, illustrious, noble, notable, noteworthy, outstanding, preeminent, prestigious; famous, notorious, renowned; all-important, central, critical, crucial, essential, key, pivotal, seminal, vital

Near Antonyms: paltry, petty, worthless; anonymous, nameless, obscure, uncelebrated, unknown

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Rhymes with EARTHSHAKING

backbreaking, bookmaking, breathtaking, caretaking, dressmaking, filmmaking, glassmaking, groundbreaking, heartbreaking, housebreaking, lawbreaking, lawmaking, leave-taking, lovemaking, mapmaking, matchmaking, mythmaking, noisemaking, pacemaking, painstaking, pathbreaking, peacemaking, phrasemaking, printmaking, snowmaking, stocktaking, strikebreaking, toolmaking, watchmaking, world-shaking