CAVERNOUS Synonyms: 128 Similar and Opposite Words

cavernous

adjective

Definition of cavernous

as in gigantic

of a building or room resembling a cave in spaciousness; very significant in size We toured the cavernous airplane hangar. The dance was held in a cavernous hall. a cavernous auditorium

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Recent Examples of cavernous At moments in the song, Minogue pitches the word down, a cavernous yawn resounding far from the lub-dub of forever. — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 26 July 2026 Waiters were starting to pick up salad plates inside the cavernous Washington Hilton ballroom when a gunman opened fire near a security checkpoint outside. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 24 July 2026 Matt’s full transformation into Clayface — the true towering form with gaping mouth and deep, cavernous eyes — will be saved as a surprise for theaters. — Entertainment Weekly, 21 July 2026 The cavernous inside There’s plenty of passenger room, and the front seats offer great comfort and outstanding massage functions. — ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for cavernous

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Adjective

With a little critical thinking, most reasonable people would conclude that this is not how a gigantic company like OpenAI would handle an incident like this.

— Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026
In Homewood on Tuesday, gigantic piles of mulch, tree limbs, and branches were already lying around from storms that hit earlier in the summer.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of gigantic

Adjective

Videos circulating on social media, and geolocated by CNN, show a huge blaze raging and plumes of smoke rising from an area just outside the city, close to what appear to be the characteristic towers of an oil refinery.

— Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
The fight is huge for everyone involved, the network and promoters included.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of huge

Adjective

Aerial footage showed a large law enforcement presence on Sunset Boulevard, which appeared to be closed off to traffic.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Only about 6% of the region’s deposits are controlled by the combined bank, ranking fourth behind larger national competition such as Truist, Bank of America and Wells Fargo.

— Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of large

Adjective

Costs had been on the decline since March 2025, following a massive outbreak of bird flu that disrupted the egg supply and sent retail prices soaring.

— Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Future generations not only had to make up these missing deposits but also the massive investment earnings that could have been achieved.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of massive

Adjective

Chichibu made its money in silk, because the basin is poor country for rice but good country for mulberry, and the silk paid for the enormous festival floats the town is known for.

— Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Its scale reflects the enormous electricity demand generated by advanced AI computing.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of enormous

Adjective

That final-day 2-1 home victory against West Bromwich Albion, played out in front of 33,750, also spoke of Wednesday’s vast potential.

— Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
In the case of those to Europe, with which China has a vast trade surplus, there’s also the question of how viable the route is both ways.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of vast

Adjective

And now, add Nappanee as a potential tourist attraction for the colossal cabinet.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
The billionaire SpaceX and Tesla CEO has set plans in motion to build a colossal factory serving the two companies in Grimes County, Texas, Fortune reports.

— India Roby, Architectural Digest, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of colossal

Adjective

With Thursday’s sign-off by the California Public Utilities Commission, the mammoth merger is expected to close next week.

— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Last year, the Portland Art Museum debuted the results of its mammoth renovation, which cost $116 million to complete.

— News Desk, Artforum, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of mammoth

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