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
  • To get that power, Silicon Valley is building 1,500 data centers in the United States and counting, and purchasing a mammoth quantity of semiconductor chips.
    — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
  • In the 1990s and early 2000s, buzz for the area’s towering sandstone cliffs and mammoth boulders—which are perfect for pitching routes and scrambling up—sparked pilgrimages by global athletes.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 July 2026
Definition of mammoth
Adjective
  • The colossal billboards by the side of highways advertising legal representation.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 18 July 2026
  • This week, Gracie Abrams pens a tearjerker on mother-daughter relationships, Steve Lacy escapes the abyss of a breakup on a colossal double track, and Beabadoobee contemplates risk and reward on a fuzzy new single.
    — Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2026
Definition of colossal
Adjective
  • The tropes of the crime novel wear thin, with its grim foreshadowing and prodigious exposition.
    — Niela Orr, Vulture, 20 July 2026
  • Access to a Gulfstream G650 jet from the fleet of the Qatari government made Infantino's prodigious jet-setting possible.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
Definition of prodigious
Adjective
  • As in all things, Falstaff is led by his belly, a gargantuan metaphor for his gluttonous nature.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
  • In rural west Texas and its panhandle, gargantuan data centers are under construction, including one near Amarillo touted as the world’s largest.
    — Marc Levy, Fortune, 23 July 2026
Definition of gargantuan
Adjective
  • Alvarez followed with a titanic shot into the upper deck in right-center field, his 32nd home run of the season that covered 428 feet.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026
  • In the bell, Holzinger’s previously compact torso becomes long and androgynous, her arms and lats titanic.
    — Lauren Oyler, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Definition of titanic
Adjective
  • Thus, this system offers scientists a rare chance to study one of the rarest types of binary systems and one of the rarest cosmic explosions.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 July 2026
  • That, by itself, makes cosmic news, but the nature of that planet and that moon make the story even stranger.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 22 July 2026
Definition of cosmic
Adjective
  • The two lakes, which are essentially one gigantic reservoir separated by the Grand Canyon, hold just under 60% of the total water currently stored in the basin.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • Also seen is Edric’s sinister pod sliding silently into one of the gigantic Guild Heighliner starships.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of gigantic
Adjective
  • The five-story Osaka Castle, a recreation of the original keep (which was destroyed on several occasions), is built on solid cyclopean foundations, with mint green roof tiles and golden accoutrements that bear striking similarities with Nagoya Castle.
    — CNN, CNN, 19 Jan. 2022
  • 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 27 Jul. 2026.

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