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 On Saturday, with the usual early season smattering of fans lost in the cavernous Yale Bowl, Dante Reno didn’t have another comeback or miracle game in him. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026 Next up is a house tour, from the cavernous, all-white living room to a glimpse of the ornate indoor pool, with V lamenting that the place is so huge he sometimes gets lost. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2026 The entrance is a quiet and cavernous space with a magnificent spiral staircase made of stone with wrought iron railings. — Mary Holland, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2026 More than 300 men sleep each night in cavernous dormitories lined with rows of metal beds at Schwartz Men’s Shelter on Wards Island. — Jeffrey Ginsburg, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cavernous

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The Unity Council commissioned some artists in Mexico City to create a gigantic 34-foot statue of La Catrina.

— John Ramos, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
The fish this man pulled ashore that day was gigantic, one inch over the legal limit.

— Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of gigantic

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

In 2023, authorities interrupted a Sunday church class to warn Gu and Cui that their church had become too large, Gu said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Nov. 2026
Developing ultra-large autonomous underwater vehicles involves significant engineering challenges, including navigation, endurance, communications, payload integration, manufacturing, and operational reliability.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of large

Adjective

Until now, untitled (halo)’s music has come couched in an alluringly dingy haze, so the first thing that leaps out about their debut is the massive upgrade in fidelity.

— Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2026
Currently, to meet the massive capital requirements of AI infrastructure, American tech giants are expanding financing channels into overseas markets like Europe while extending bond maturities.

— , CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of massive

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

The Bunkyo, a cultural facility in São Paulo’s Liberdade district, a neighborhood with a particularly high concentration of Japanese immigrants, kept a vast and detailed library of immigrant documents in Portuguese and Japanese.

— Kambole Campbell, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026
Judging by initial reaction to Ryan Poles’ trade for Jeffery Simmons, the vast majority of Bears fans were somewhere between ecstatic and quite satisfied.

— Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of vast

Adjective

Democrats effectively tied corruption to affordability Democrats linked voter concerns over the cost of living to corruption in government in the lead-up to their colossal victory.

— Garrett Downs,MacKenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026
On the 2023 album Does Spring Hide Its Joy, Stephen O’Malley, Lucy Railton, and Kali Malone elongated single chords to colossal proportions.

— Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of colossal

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

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