Himalayan

adjective

ˌhi-mə-ˈlā-ən How to pronounce Himalayan (audio)
Definition of Himalayannext
as in giant
unusually large as military blunders go, the disastrous Pickett's Charge was of Himalayan proportions

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Himalayan
  1. giant
  2. vast
  3. huge
  4. gigantic
  5. mammoth
  6. enormous
  7. mountainous
  8. tremendous
Adjective
  • By sunset, everyone gathers on the beach to watch the last kiters streak across the water as what looks like a giant ball of fire slips into the ocean.
    — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Menu favorites like vodka rigatoni appear alongside new dishes including a giant carbonara raviolo and lobster spaghetti fra diavolo.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of giant
Adjective
  • PeterPencil/Getty The United Nations, many Western governments and the DRC have long accused the government in neighboring Rwanda of backing M23 in a bid to control and exploit the much larger country's vast mineral resources.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Team registrations for the skijoring community competition during the Lake Tahoe championship weekend are still open with a vast majority of slots still available.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of vast
Adjective
  • Perhaps never before in midterm contests has the electorate waved such a huge middle finger at a president and his craven enablers, otherwise known as Republicans.
    — Bradley Gitz, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Alaska could be transformed into a major data center hub following a new assessment of natural gas resources in the region which appear big enough to power huge advanced computing and AI sites.
    — Oliver Trapnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of huge
Adjective
  • The gigantic sculptures, though sedentary, have been on tour.
    — Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Ubisoft's Massive Entertainment also got it right with Star Wars Outlaws, but that ambitious open-world title — hardly a fresh pitch nowadays — also faced high sales expectations due to an inevitably gigantic production budget.
    — Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of gigantic
Adjective
  • The documentary boasts a mammoth runtime of 3 hours and 55 minutes, combining archive footage with first-person interviews.
    — Joe Rae, Space.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Colossal Biosciences previously gained notoriety for its deextinction efforts, like trying to bring back the dire wolf, dodo and wooly mammoth.
    — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of mammoth
Adjective
  • And that’s where the technology’s enormous energy density of 3,505 watt-hours per kilogram (Wh/kg) figure comes from.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Everything felt generous, from the space surrounding the enormous bed to the walk-in wardrobe and the standalone bathtub.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of enormous
Adjective
  • Isolated gusts in mountainous areas of Ventura and Los Angeles counties could reach up to 55 mph.
    — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
  • There’s nothing mountainous in the region, and the idea of monumental sculptures coming up out of the landscape is pretty obvious.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of mountainous
Adjective
  • Omar Sy has a huge following in France, but his voice also has this tremendous warmth and authority.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel is going to start calling plays from the booth instead of the sideline amid his unit’s tremendous struggles.
    — Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of tremendous
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