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Bunyanesque

adjective

Definition of Bunyanesquenext
as in mammoth

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Bunyanesque
  1. mammoth
  2. colossal
  3. prodigious
  4. gargantuan
  5. titanic
  6. cosmic
  7. gigantic
  8. cyclopean
Adjective
  • That's the consensus view of music business players who talked to The Associated Press about how mammoth tours like Sheeran's generally work.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • His first hit Sunday in Miami was a mammoth upper-deck shot to right field on the kind of awe-inspiring swing that has come much more easily for De Paula than in years past.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of mammoth
Adjective
  • Most imposing of all is Luca Guadagnino’s Joie de Vivre, a documentary about Bernardo Bertolucci that clocks in at a colossal seven hours long.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
  • In the colossal yet claustrophobic world that Khrzhanovsky has created (or recreated), Russians are stuck between a rock and a hard place, between the hammer and the sickle.
    — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of colossal
Adjective
  • Since low-energy X-rays and ultraviolet light are next to each other on the electromagnetic spectrum, Muhibullah and his team suspect that the low-energy X-rays are spillover from objects emitting prodigious amounts of ultraviolet.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Now, as the profile at the position has begun to shift, Judge’s prodigious power from the outfield is just one more huge element that divides him from the rest of the sport.
    — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of prodigious
Adjective
  • Miami will need a perfect game to even stay close Sunday, a gargantuan ask of the youngest team in the NFL playing a veteran, pedigreed opponent.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The gargantuan nose tackle slid down the 2025 draft chutes over a nagging back problem the University of Kentucky declined to shut down.
    — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of gargantuan
Adjective
  • The plot, which stage director Adam Cioffari has moved to the present day, is about a small Italian opera company’s rehearsal gone wrong due to a titanic clash of egos.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2026
  • Over the years, titanic night sessions have become synonymous with the US Open.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of titanic
Adjective
  • Known for his bold colors, cosmic imagery and whimsical figures, Max became a prominent figure in American popular culture after launching his graphic design career in the 1960s.
    — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Sometimes a starship encounters a cosmic entity that — for some hard-to-fathom reason — chooses to study lesser mortals by forcing them into a big old game of dress-up.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of cosmic
Adjective
  • Robinson is more like the Carolina McCaffrey though, who was still gigantic.
    — Michael Salfino, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The flavor is overwhelmingly oversized, proving that few things look as luxurious as swimming around in a gigantic khaki coat.
    — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of gigantic
Adjective
  • As a result, both cellular lineages were incorporated into a single, ancient, cyclopean eye, which later evolved into the vertebrate eyes.
    — Federica Sgorbissa, ArsTechnica, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The wall was built with a range of construction techniques, including cyclopean masonry.
    — Isis Davis-Marks, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Aug. 2021
Definition of cyclopean
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“Bunyanesque.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Bunyanesque. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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