Homeric

adjective

hō-ˈmer-ik How to pronounce Homeric (audio)
Definition of Homericnext
as in epic
large and impressive in size, grandeur, extent, or conception the climactic scene of the movie is a pitched battle of Homeric proportions

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Homeric
  1. epic
  2. magnificent
  3. glorious
  4. majestic
Adjective
  • That epic coming-of-age drama ended with its main character leaving his transient childhood behind and moving into his dorm room at college.
    — Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Every time that epic foursome is onstage together, the whole crew leans in.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of epic
Adjective
  • Finalists, who have just been announced, have captured magnificent shots of everything from fish protecting their young to human impact – good and bad.
    — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • In Sterling’s determination to get the Lotus running and to drive it come what may, Tregenza presents the need for speed as a magnificent obsession and the thrill of physical experience as a spiritual quest.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of magnificent
Adjective
  • The Marshall Plan and European integration helped produce three decades of rapid growth and rising prosperity, the period the French call les trente glorieuses, the thirty glorious years.
    — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Beautiful, infuriating, wonderful, awful, glorious, ever-changing, transcendent people.
    — Rajani LaRocca, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of glorious
Adjective
  • Shot across the teeming city streets and the majestic underground caves of Ireland, Bucking Fastard features operatic imagery from the director’s longtime cinematographer Peter Zeitlinger.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The rolling hills behind the beach looked majestic against the darkening sky.
    — Annie Daly, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of majestic
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“Homeric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Homeric. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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