pharaonic

adjective

phar·​a·​on·​ic ˌfer-ā-ˈä-nik 

variants often Pharaonic

1

: of, relating to, or characteristic of a pharaoh or the pharaohs

2

: enormous in size or magnitude

pharaonic construction projects

Synonyms of pharaonic

• vast
• gigantic
• giant
• enormous
• colossal
• huge
• massive
• mammoth
• tremendous
• monumental
• astronomical
• immense
• bumper
• monster
• titanic
• monstrous
• grand
• mountainous
• oceanic
• cosmic
• heroic

Examples of pharaonic in a Sentence

the building of the Hoover Dam was a construction project of pharaonic proportions

Recent Examples on the Web

The Grand Paris Express project is pharaonic in scale, with 68 new stations and 200 kilometers (120 miles) of new tracks planned by the end of 2031. —Marie Patino, Bloomberg, 20 Mar. 2026

Dancers in ornate pharaonic costumes -- crowned with golden headpieces and holding scepters -- performed to a live international orchestra, as fireworks and drones depicting ancient gods lit up the sky above. —Ayat Al-Tawy, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025

The functional centerpiece is a six-story staircase, which leads museumgoers past stone monuments and pharaonic statues arranged in reverse chronological order. —Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025

At the museum’s center sits the six-story Grand Staircase with a view of the pyramids and an atrium containing monuments, pharaonic statues and sarcophagi. —Charlene Gubash, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

French pharaonique, from pharaon pharaoh, from Late Latin Pharaon-, Pharao

First Known Use

1792, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for pharaonic

• anharmonic
• anionic
• avionic
• catatonic
• cationic
• chorionic
• cosmogonic
• diachronic
• diatonic
• electronic
• embryonic
• excitonic