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

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

Against all odds, von Spreckelsen had emerged as the unlikely winner of the competition, propelled from obscurity in Denmark to the helm of a pharaonic project in Paris. —Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 20 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