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
  • Hardware rich… Engineers have reams of data from all 13 test flights of Starship and its giant booster rocket, known as the Super Heavy.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Returning and reflying both Starship stages is a key component in SpaceX's design for the giant rocket, which will be the largest, most powerful launch vehicle in history once the company works out all its kinks.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of giant
Adjective
  • The Mexican navy searched a vast area of the Pacific Ocean by sea and air, eventually finding the two men floating in a large fishing cooler about 150 miles off the coast of Chiapas, a southern state in Mexico that borders Guatemala.
    — Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Masanori Kumagai/Kyodo News via AP Hiraguchi cited surveys showing the vast majority of Japanese supporting the death penalty as an unavoidable option.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of vast
Adjective
  • But even when care is available, stigma can still present a huge barrier.
    — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Fifth Round - Romero 10-9 (Lopez 49-46) Romero opened a huge gash over Lopez’s eye with a left hook and then nearly dropped him with a right hand.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of huge
Adjective
  • Kneeling beside the fallen buck, Charles, an avid trophy bowhunter, ran his hands over the gigantic rack.
    — Jeff Murray, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Lakes Mead and Powell, which are essentially one gigantic reservoir separated by the Grand Canyon, hold just under 60% of the total watercurrently stored in the Colorado River basin.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of gigantic
Adjective
  • Warships, mammoth bones and parts of ancient constructions all have emerged from the slumping waters of the Danube, the Rhine and other rivers in the scorching drought that has also disrupted trade, power and water supplies.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The mammoth defensive tackle was a Packers seventh-round pick in 2022 and spent his first three years in Green Bay before signing with the Chicago Bears off the Packers’ practice squad in December 2024.
    — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of mammoth
Adjective
  • Tucker is being counted on as a middle-of-the-order presence, but the enormous contract has made every prolonged downturn more difficult to ignore.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The researchers argue that the enormous cliff system triggered prolonged erosion that stripped away vast amounts of rock and helped expose some of North America’s oldest geological formations.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of enormous
Adjective
  • The Associated Press CONAKRY, Guinea -- A mountainous heap of refuse collapsed at the largest landfill in Guinea 's capital of Conakry early on Sunday, killing 30 people, according to the central government.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Cultivating tradition Hours down a narrow, mountainous footpath, Reynalda García Juárez is tending to those roots, quite literally.
    — Alfredo Sosa, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of mountainous
Adjective
  • His Hall of Fame status no doubt took a hit after lousy stints with the Jets and Steelers following his tremendous run in Green Bay.
    — Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • This squad has tremendous depth relative to their Serie A rivals.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of tremendous
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