ELEPHANTINE Synonyms: 123 Similar and Opposite Words

elephantine

adjective

ˌe-lə-ˈfan-ˌtēn

Definition of elephantine

as in gigantic

unusually large the wedding reception was held under an elephantine tent on the great lawn

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Recent Examples of elephantine Those boxy fender extensions are open in the rear to channel dirty air coming off the wheels, while a carbon-composite front splitter and an elephantine carbon-fiber rear wing glue the Corolla to the road. — Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 1 Nov. 2022 The life of a mastodon, an elephantine creature that roamed across North America 13,000 years ago, has been illuminated by a study of its tusks. — Katie Hunt, CNN, 18 June 2022 Pop goddesses were not diving from the rafters and guitar heroes were not casting elephantine shadows. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2022 Johns’s entire body of work, to go by this elephantine show of more than 500 works, is akin to a trove of Nabokovian love letters — obscure and thwarted, but also punning, mordant, full of life. — Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2021 See All Example Sentences for elephantine

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Adjective

Musk was asked several times about the prospects for the gigantic Starship rocket that is key to SpaceX realizing his ambitions.

— Bernard Condon, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
While SpaceX's satellite internet division, Starlink, remains the company's key revenue driver, the group's gigantic AI capex spend is unnerving investors, helping to drag the stock price lower in Wednesday's session.

— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of gigantic

Adjective

Spaceship Earth is the iconic giant-golf-ball-looking attraction near the front entrance of the theme park.

— Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026
With an ecosystem as capricious as this, the local wildlife is born and bred to go with the flow—think gentle-but-giant humpback whales, colonies of industrious beavers, and torpedoing peregrine falcons, the fastest animals on Earth.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of giant

Adjective

One such is Japan’s Santec Holdings, a maker of optical testing gear much in demand in AI data centers that use fiber-optic cables to transmit vast quantities of data.

— Naazneen Karmali, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Roughly 11,000 square feet across two levels showcases high ceilings and vast walls of glass offering sweeping mountain and ocean views.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of vast

Adjective

The frankly enormous soaking tub in black-and-white tile and equally capacious steam shower share the room, though the toilet sits in a private water closet.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
That mind is a model, an enormous statistical object assembled by feeding it a quantity of text and images nobody has ever fully itemized.

— Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of enormous

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

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

The massive fire, which brought more than 300 firefighters to the scene, was finally put out by Wednesday evening.

— Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
As a senior leader or mid-level executive tired of the grind, consider the massive opportunity hiding in plain sight.

— Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of massive

Adjective

For decades, scientists have been recovering bits and pieces of mammoth tusks, bones, teeth and hair.

— CBS News, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026
In an interview, Stitt discussed the dust-up with Trump, warned against efforts to federalize elections, and expressed concern that a mammoth federal government has contributed to the country's tense political climate.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026

Definition of mammoth

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