huge

adjective

ˈhyüj 

ˈyüj

huger; hugest

: very large or extensive: such as

a

: of great size or area

huge buildings

b

: great in scale or degree

a huge deficit

a huge undertaking

They're having a huge sale tomorrow.

The crowds were huge.

Your help made a huge difference.

c

: great in scope or character

a dancer of huge talent

hugely adverb

hugeness noun

Synonyms

• astronomical
• astronomic
• Brobdingnagian
• bumper
• colossal
• cosmic
• cosmical
• cyclopean
• elephantine
• enormous
• galactic
• gargantuan
• giant
• gigantesque
• gigantic
• grand
• herculean
• heroic
• heroical
• Himalayan
• humongous
• humungous
• immense
• jumbo
• king-size
• 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

Choose the Right Synonym for huge

enormous, immense, huge, vast, gigantic, colossal, mammoth mean exceedingly large.

enormous and immense both suggest an exceeding of all ordinary bounds in size or amount or degree, but enormous often adds an implication of abnormality or monstrousness.

an enormous expense

an immense shopping mall

huge commonly suggests an immensity of bulk or amount.

incurred a huge debt

vast usually suggests immensity of extent.

the vast Russian steppes

gigantic stresses the contrast with the size of others of the same kind.

a gigantic sports stadium

colossal applies especially to a human creation of stupendous or incredible dimensions.

a colossal statue of Lincoln

mammoth suggests both hugeness and ponderousness of bulk.

a mammoth boulder

Examples of huge in a Sentence

Renovating the house is a huge undertaking.

The store is having a huge sale tomorrow.

Recent Examples on the Web

Kids who love spooky stuff will be huge fans of Tim Burton’s 1988 comedy-horror classic starring Michael Keaton as the titular Beetlejuice and Winona Ryder as Lydia Deetz. —Kara Nesvig, Parents, 23 July 2024

At a briefing late last month, Paris Police Chief Laurent Nunez announced plans to deploy about 30,000 police officers each day, including armed police, with a peak of 45,000 for the opening ceremony on the Seine, which will involve boats and huge crowds watching from the embankments. —Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2024

With time in the half running out, new Team USA member Joel Embiid put up a huge block before first-time Olympian Anthony Edwards raced down the floor. —Thomas Schlachter, CNN, 23 July 2024

End of carousel The Hawaii native presided over the sport as women’s surfing began to make huge strides over the past decade. —Rick Maese, Washington Post, 23 July 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old French ahuge

First Known Use

12th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

huge

adjective

ˈhyüj 

ˈyüj

1

: of great size or area

2

: of great scale or degree

3

: great in range or character

hugely adverb

hugeness noun