Synonyms of enormous

enormous

adjective

i-ˈnȯr-məs 

as in huge

unusually large

that pumpkin is so enormous that it has to be a record holder

Synonyms & Similar Words

• huge
• vast
• tremendous
• gigantic
• massive
• giant
• immense
• colossal
• mammoth
• astronomical
• monumental
• astronomic
• monstrous
• sizable
• big
• bumper
• titanic
• mountainous
• mighty
• monster
• great
• gargantuan
• humongous
• oversized
• prodigious
• considerable
• oceanic
• cosmic
• oversize
• heroic
• grand
• mega
• humungous
• whopping
• herculean
• substantial
• super
• planetary
• elephantine
• cosmical
• galactic
• jumbo
• heroical
• staggering
• cyclopean
• vasty
• formidable
• majestic
• Himalayan
• extensive
• gigantesque
• sizeable
• pharaonic
• good
• king-size
• supersized
• handsome
• major
• Brobdingnagian
• outsized
• king-sized
• imposing
• leviathan
• supersize
• voluminous
• infinite
• outsize
• hefty
• whacking
• overwhelming
• gross
• super-duper
• walloping
• tidy
• stupendous
• largish
• bulky
• goodly
• overgrown
• grandiose
• immeasurable
• lofty
• cavernous
• hulking
• boundless
• monolithic
• towering
• august

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tiny
• minuscule
• infinitesimal
• diminutive
• microscopic
• miniature
• micro
• microscopical
• small
• pocket
• little bitty
• teeny
• bitty
• teensy
• wee
• pygmy
• Lilliputian
• puny
• little
• midget
• minute
• smallish
• undersized
• mini
• petite
• undersize
• teeny-weeny
• teensy-weensy
• microminiature
• bantam
• dinky
• dwarfish
• pint-sized
• pint-size
• half-pint

Synonym Chooser

How is the word enormous distinct from other similar adjectives?

Some common synonyms of enormous are colossal, gigantic, huge, immense, mammoth, and vast. While all these words mean "exceedingly large," enormous and immense both suggest an exceeding of all ordinary bounds in size or amount or degree, but enormous often adds an implication of abnormality or monstrousness.

an enormous expense

an immense shopping mall

When would colossal be a good substitute for enormous?

While in some cases nearly identical to enormous, colossal applies especially to a human creation of stupendous or incredible dimensions.

a colossal statue of Lincoln

Where would gigantic be a reasonable alternative to enormous?

The synonyms gigantic and enormous are sometimes interchangeable, but gigantic stresses the contrast with the size of others of the same kind.

a gigantic sports stadium

When could huge be used to replace enormous?

While the synonyms huge and enormous are close in meaning, huge commonly suggests an immensity of bulk or amount.

incurred a huge debt

When might mammoth be a better fit than enormous?

Although the words mammoth and enormous have much in common, mammoth suggests both hugeness and ponderousness of bulk.

a mammoth boulder

When can vast be used instead of enormous?

In some situations, the words vast and enormous are roughly equivalent. However, vast usually suggests immensity of extent.

the vast Russian steppes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of enormous

Jack Richardson, for instance, was a playwright of enormous promise who gave up playwriting for card games in the back room of Elaine’s, the storied restaurant on Second Avenue. —Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025

Over the past couple of weeks there has been enormous attention on President Donald Trump’s verbal dressing down of Fed Chair Jerome Powell, which will heat up again after the July Fed policy meeting. —Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2025

Try one of the enormous sandwiches at Caseificio Borderi. —Michele Becker, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2025

At the Gault Site, north of Austin, archaeologists led by Michael Collins unearthed not only an enormous quantity of Clovis-era artifacts, but also pre-Clovis evidence that pushes the dating of Paleo-Indian arrival in Central Texas back to perhaps 20,000 years ago. —Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025