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 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 Our friends also welcomed the way chef-owner Mychael Bonner cozied up the cavernous room by cutting off the back half with screens and setting the front with multihued art, dangling plants, and funky pendant chandeliers casting a soft light. — John Kessler, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026 This is the cavernous gap between a hashtag and a lived reality. — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026 The Oscar-winning filmmaker was there with a crew, including Licorice Pizza collaborator Benny Safdie, to capture the moment resulting in a cinematic concert shot on 16mm and 35mm with a mix of intimate images of Winter and of the cavernous space. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cavernous

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cavernous

Adjective

Robinson is more like the Carolina McCaffrey though, who was still gigantic.

— Michael Salfino, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
The flavor is overwhelmingly oversized, proving that few things look as luxurious as swimming around in a gigantic khaki coat.

— Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of gigantic

Adjective

The cast’s Blackness is a huge part of this — signifying is in their blood — but the impact spread across the whole franchise.

— Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
That was a play with huge ramifications that, to some extent, still sticks with Williams.

— Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of huge

Adjective

Granted, Pollard needs only 1,083 yards to achieve a career high, but the Titans would like to get Tyjae Spears more involved and the overall quality of this offense remains a large question mark.

— Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
This can address key requirements of the world’s largest cruise vessels.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of large

Adjective

Write, make something, tell the story differently, or simply notice what now seems funny that once felt enormous.

— Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
In 1996, Hamad founded Al Jazeera, a news network that gave the emirate enormous cultural influence throughout the region.

— Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of enormous

Adjective

This is especially stark in robotics, where the problem space is vast and failures play out in the physical world, but the lesson applies to any system that operates at scale.

— Shivansh Inamdar, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Much of this year's equity rally – as well as recent volatility – has been driven by investor enthusiasm around AI development, which has been reliant on vast amounts of capital, as well as optimism around earnings momentum.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of vast

Adjective

Most imposing of all is Luca Guadagnino’s Joie de Vivre, a documentary about Bernardo Bertolucci that clocks in at a colossal seven hours long.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
In the colossal yet claustrophobic world that Khrzhanovsky has created (or recreated), Russians are stuck between a rock and a hard place, between the hammer and the sickle.

— Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of colossal

Adjective

That's the consensus view of music business players who talked to The Associated Press about how mammoth tours like Sheeran's generally work.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
His first hit Sunday in Miami was a mammoth upper-deck shot to right field on the kind of awe-inspiring swing that has come much more easily for De Paula than in years past.

— Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of mammoth

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