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 One photo shows the pair geared up in helmets and headlamps, peering out from inside a cavernous opening. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026 Many of the buildings were cavernous fulfillment centers built during the pandemic-era online-shopping boom that were sitting empty near highways, airports and other transportation hubs. — María Luisa Paúl, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026 Looking down from inside the cavernous glass showroom, with its four floors removed, the space recalls the nave-like Turbine Hall at Tate Modern in London. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 10 Sep. 2026 The cavernous confines of Arthur Ashe Stadium, seating capacity nearly 24,000, was perhaps a quarter full, or three-quarters empty, by the time Jakub Menšík and Karolína Muchová took the title. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cavernous

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Adjective

This week, some people make gigantic mistakes that are very entertaining.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
Royal Caribbean’s Icon class is growing as the company marks the start of construction on its fifth gigantic vessel in the series.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of gigantic

Adjective

First, because of the huge jump in salary when Pelle Larsson’s extension kicks in for 2027-28.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
That led to the rest of the tour’s openers and even Sheeran’s backing band for the tour dropping off the tour in solidarity with Macklemore — all of which became a huge news story and PR nightmare for the usually very un-controversial Sheeran.

— Brendan Menapace, Billboard, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of huge

Adjective

The Justice Department and FCC have approved the transaction without asking for any concessions or remedies — an unusually hands-off approach for such a large horizontal merger.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026
China’s trade with Africa last year was four times larger than Washington’s with the continent, and that gap looks set to widen after Beijing extended its zero-tariff policy across Africa.

— Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of large

Adjective

After a handful of ownership changes throughout the decades, the hotel underwent a massive renovation and reopened in December 2023 as the Mandarin Oriental Savoy.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2026
The chain had blamed the decline on launching too many promotions, plus inadequate customer service and its massive World Cup promotion failing to attract eaters.

— Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of massive

Adjective

The machines typically used to compress fuel must deliver enormous bursts of energy with exceptional precision.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
No one knew quite how enormous both films would become, even if many clearly believed in the films and the filmmakers.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of enormous

Adjective

The technology behind these voices has grown so refined that the vast majority of the general population hasn’t even noticed the transition has been made.

— Will Jones, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026
This vast misshapen island was traditionally noted for ghosts, folktales, eccentricity, fish, and friendliness.

— Paul Theroux, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of vast

Adjective

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, a colossal pet project by the man who invented the Star Wars franchise, makes no apologies for looking like a spaceship arrived from outer space.

— Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2026
Like much else in Guatemala, the colossal, mint-green presidential palace where Arévalo sat down with me is a holdover from a bygone era of authoritarianism.

— Will Freeman, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of colossal

Adjective

Hyperscalers are racing to build data centers, but have faced mounting public opposition as well as pushback on planned developments to power the mammoth sites.

— Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Ascertaining the world’s most connected airports is a mammoth mathematical task.

— Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2026

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